DENVER (KDVR) -- On display now at History Colorado in downtown Denver is an exhibit highlighting the bombing of United Flight 629, and the stories of the 44 who died that night 70 years ago.

"The victims of United Flight 629; they weren't just names on a list, as they often appear. They were human beings with complex lives and dreams and struggles," said Jeremy Morton, exhibition developer and historian at History Colorado.

Morton has gathered mementos and artifacts that show the ripples of devastation after the plane exploded moments after takeoff from Stapleton Airport in Denver on Nov. 1, 1955.

"The artifact that sticks with me the most is a jacket that was sewn together by one of the victim's wives, Marion Hobgood. His wife actually took his wedding suit jacket and sewed that into

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