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In 1912 women gained suffrage in the state, eight years before the country as a whole. Signing of Arizona statehood bill in 1912. Arizona's first Congressman was Carl Hayden (1877–1972). [47] He was the son of a Yankee merchant who had moved to Tempe because he needed dry heat for his bad lungs.
Territory of Arizona, 1863–1912 [1] North-western corner of the Arizona Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, 1867; State of Arizona since February 14, 1912; Mexican Boundary Exchanges: In 1927 under the Banco Convention of 1905, the U.S. acquired two bancos from Mexico at the Colorado River border with Arizona.
Arizona State College becomes Arizona State University. [142] The first Cactus Fly-In, a show of vintage aircraft, takes place at Casa Grande Airport. [178] Phoenix Flyers Club established. [179] Radio station KVNA begins broadcasting on AM from Flagstaff. An FM counterpart would begin broadcasting in 1999. 1959 Phoenix Art Museum opens. [131]
The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, [1] until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona.
The U.S. territory of Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. ... People from pre-statehood Arizona (4 C, 7 P) A. Archaeological sites in Arizona (5 C, 55 P)
Due to an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that there would be no elections for state officials in 1912, [13] Hunt's first run for reelection did not occur until 1914. After defeating Ralph H. Cameron , the governor's second term was dominated by events along the United States–Mexico border . [ 10 ]
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The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [365] [373] Caribbean Sea: May 3, 1932 The United States adjusted the border at Punta Paitilla in the Canal Zone, returning a small amount of land to Panama. This was the site for a planned new American ...