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unusual facts about Falcon, Colorado



Animas River

The Animas River rises high in San Juan Mountains of Colorado at the confluence of the West and North forks at the ghost town of Animas Forks and flows south past the ghost towns of Eureka and Howardsville.

Apex Silver Mines

Apex Silver Mines, founded by Thomas Kaplan, from Denver, Colorado was a US-American transnational mining corporation with a tax haven address in the Cayman Islands.

Apollo D-2

Seeking professional recognition for their design work on the GE proposal, George Arthur and Jacob Abel publicly presented their papers documenting the GE D-2 design in December 1961 at a special symposium of the American Astronautical Society in Denver, Colorado.

Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics

44-year-old Colorado resident Clyde Getty represented Argentina in the men's aerials, finishing last in the field after failing to land his second jump.

Black shaheen

(Black) Shaheen Falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), South Asian subspecies of Peregrine Falcon

Captain America: Reborn

In Central Park, Falcon, Natasha, Bucky, Luke Cage, Jessica Drew, and Clint Barton are there without their costumes, but have a teleportation spell ready in case Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers attempt to capture them.

Central City Opera

The World Premiere of Chinese opera, Poet Li Bai, commissioned by the Asian Performing Arts of Colorado, was presented in 2007.

Colorado Ranger

The original foundation ancestors of the Colorado Ranger were two stallions brought to the United States and given to US president Ulysses S. Grant by the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1878.

Colorado Relay

The majority of teams have 10 runners and 2 volunteers plus other support staff (Minimum 5/maximum 12 runners per team) who make their way from Georgetown to Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado with each team member running a certain number of "legs" determined by their teammates (each averages approximately 6 miles).

Compleat Angler Hotel

In addition to Ernest Hemingway, additional notable visitors have included Lucille Ball, singer and writer Jimmy Buffett, and Colorado senator Gary Hart, whose presidential aspirations were sunken in 1987 when compromising photographs were released of him at the lodge with a woman who was not his wife.

Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area

The Edwards Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Office of Management and Budget defined Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the Edwards area of the State of Colorado.

El Moro Canyon virus

EMCV was isolated from western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), in El Moro Canyon in southeastern Colorado in 1995.

Elitch Gardens

The Sidewinder was Colorado's first looping coaster, and arrived from Magic Springs and Crystal Falls park in 1990.

Emporia State University

In March 2010, the Lady Hornets basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship, defeating the Fort Lewis College (Colorado) Skyhawks.

Ernst Haas

Haas also taught frequently at photography workshops, including the Maine Photographic Workshop, the Ansel Adams Workshop in Yosemite National Park, and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center near Aspen, Colorado.

Estella Leopold

By studying the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming, Leopold helped recreate the paleoenvironment of the Paleogene and Neogene periods.

Falcon Motorcycles

The first motorcycle in The Falcon Ten series, The Bullet, was a customized 1950 Triumph Thunderbird built out with parts from other rare bikes as well as newly fabricated parts.

Falcon's third motorcycle, the 'Black', was built around a 1950 Vincent Black Shadow engine unit.

Falcon Northwest

In 2005, Falcon Northwest's President, Kelt Reeves, had a heated exchange with HardOCP, an online magazine geared towards the PC hardware enthusiast and PC gaming communities.

George Hypolite

While playing for Colorado, He was given the nickname "The Rabid Goldfish" because Colorado alumnus Trey Parker (as Cartman) was announcing the starting lineup names, and called Hypolite "The Rabid Goldfish."

Glen Alps

He attended Colorado State College of Education (today University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley, Colorado, where he received the Bachelor of Arts in 1940.

Glenn Seton Racing

Seton came close to winning the 1995 Tooheys 1000 in the new EF model Falcon, retiring due to a broken engine valve spring whilst in the lead with only eight laps to run.

Heritage College

Heritage College & Heritage Institute in Denver, Colorado, Kansas City, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Fort Myers, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Falls Church, Virginia, Manassas, Virginia, and Wichita, Kansas

James Belich

T. James Belich (born 1976), playwright, also known by pseudonym of Colorado Tolston

Jesse Falcon

Since 1998, Falcon has been a featured performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, which helped launch the careers of comedians like Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler and The Daily Show 's Rob Corddry. Falcon also performs with other comedy groups such as Mother, The Chipperton Family, Telethon, and Girl Crush 2040. He has also appeared in the comedic short film Running with Scissors.

John Goss

John Goss Special, a version of the Ford Falcon built to celebrate his Bathurst win in 1974

Joseph Projectus Machebeuf

He served as pastor at Albuquerque (1853–1858) and at Santa Fe (1858–1860) before being transferred to Colorado, where he was thrown from his carriage while descending a spur of the Rocky Mountains and lamed for life.

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Both these pueblos and missions were on the California side of the Colorado River near the mouth of the Gila River but were administered by the Arizona authorities.

Julie Rosen

Originally from Colorado, Rosen graduated from high school in Denver, and later graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Agronomy from Colorado State University.

KENG

KDBN, a radio station (101.1 FM) licensed to serve Parachute, Colorado, United States, which held the call sign KENG from 2008 to 2009

Kirby the Kestrel

Kirby the Kestrel is an American Kestrel (sometimes called a falcon or sparrow hawk) that frequents Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

KLMR

KLMR-FM, a radio station (93.5 FM) licensed to Lamar, Colorado, United States

Lampsilis bracteata

Historically the Texas fatmucket had populations in at least 18 rivers in the upper Colorado, Guadalupe, and San Antonio River systems in central Texas.

Lewis T. Babcock

Among the notable cases he has handled are:Lane v. Owens, in which he ruled that the State of Colorado could not permissibly compel recitation of the pledge of allegiance; Golan v. Gonzales, in which he held that the copyright provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act did not violate the United States Constitution; and the litigation arising out of the Columbine High School massacre.

Marbella Suns

Former Colorado player Zac Colvin helped out from the field as a quarterback to lead the team into major Spanish competition.

Mary MacPherran

Born prematurely in a suburb of Denver, Colorado, Mary MacPherran grew up scrawny and short-statured, inspiring a popular girl at school, Vanessa Ashwood, to nickname her "Skeeter" (a slang word for mosquito).

Mineralogy of the Pikes Peak Region

It can be reached from Colorado Springs by driving up North Cheyenne Cañon.

Modular Airborne FireFighting System

The training is coordinated with the Air Force Reserve's 302d Airlift Wing at Colorado's Peterson Air Force Base, the Air National Guard's 153d Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Wyoming, the 146th Airlift Wing from Port Hueneme, California, and the 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mountain Village, Colorado

Mountain Village is a Home Rule Municipality in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

Neil Shepard

Shepard studied with William Tremblay for his Master's work at Colorado State University and with Stanley Plumly, Wayne Dodd, and Paul Nelson for his doctoral work at Ohio University.

Norris Division

The Winnipeg Jets return to the Smythe Division when the Colorado Rockies move to East Rutherford, New Jersey, to become the New Jersey Devils; the Devils are moved from the Smythe Division to the Patrick Division.

Peanuts Hucko

From 1966, he was featured regularly at Dick Gibson's Colorado jazz parties where he appeared with the Ten Greats of Jazz, later the World's Greatest Jazz Band.

Poundstone

Freda Poundstone, Colorado politician and lobbyist, and drafter of the Poundstone Amendment

Silverthorne, Colorado

The Town of Silverthorne is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous town in Summit County, Colorado.

Sun Valley Serenade

The film became a Hollywood hit, and served as a recruiting effort for the elite ski corps of the 10th Mountain Division stationed at Camp Hale in Colorado.

Tectoy

They also modified some games to replace characters with local licenses; that way, Teddy Boy became Geraldinho of Glauco, certain Wonder Boy titles became Monica's Gang games and Ghost House also starred El Chapulín Colorado ("Chapolim Colorado"), a Mexican character very popular in Brazil.

The Maltese Falcon

The Black Bird, a 1975 comedic sequel film to The Maltese Falcon

Thede

Thede Farmhouse, farmhouse in Northglenn, Colorado, United States

University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley

In addition, the magazine has published work by former poets laureate of three states: Mary Crow, Colorado; Walt McDonald, Texas; and Ellen Kort, Wisconsin.

Windsong Records

Windstar Records – originally known as Windsong Records, Colorado based record label responsible for releasing John Denver recordings.


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