[DOC] [TLE] The State of Colorado - An Introduction to the Centennial State from ... [PAR] Feb 25, 2016 ... Colorado was admitted into the Union on August 1, 1876, becoming our Nation's 38th state. With statehood gained less than one month after the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State." [DOC] [TLE] Colorado became the 38th state to join the Union, August 1, 1876 ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2011 ... Colorado is known as the Centennial State because it won statehood the same 
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Cracker... [DOC] [TLE] Celebrating Colorado Day In The Centennial State  CBS Denver [PAR] Aug 1, 2016 ... It's 100 years after the United States declared their independence. That's why 
one of Colorado's nicknames is the Centennial State. ... Spanish explorers 
referred to the area as Colorado because of the red-colored earth, most 
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Colorado was the 38th state, and the only state admitted to the union in 1876. ... 
That year, the U.S. was celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the... [DOC] [TLE] Colorado Became a State - America's Story from America's Library [PAR] Entering the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the U.S. celebrated its 100th 
birthday, the 38th state is known as the Centennial State. Do you know anyone 
who... [DOC] [TLE] Colorado State Geography - Kidport [PAR] Admission to union: The 38th State. Date entered the union: August 1, 1876. 
Origin of state name: Named from the Spanish word Colorado meaning "Red", 
because the Spanish explorers thought the Colorado River looked red. 
Nicknames: The Centennial State, since Colorado became a state in 1876, the 
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1976 Winter Olympic Games because its voters opposed the use of state ... 
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parks, and ski resorts attract millions of tourists each year who... [DOC] [TLE] Colorado - American Memory - Library of Congress [PAR] ... Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the 
United States ... Thus, the thirty-eighth state is known as the Centennial State. ... 
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Question: Colorado is called the Centennial State because it entered the Union in this year
Answer: 1876