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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Arizona (disambiguation). State in the United States Arizona State Flag Seal Nicknames: The Grand Canyon State; The Copper State; The Valentine State Motto: Ditat Deus ('God enriches') Anthem: "The Arizona March Song ...
Time in Arizona, as in all U.S. states, is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation [1] as well as by state and tribal law. All of Arizona is in the Mountain Time Zone . [ 2 ] Since 1968, most of the state—except the Navajo Nation —does not observe daylight saving time and remains on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year.
Phoenix (/ ˈ f iː n ɪ k s / ⓘ FEE-niks) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,662,607 residents as of 2024.It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.
The Ohio Clock in the U.S. Capitol being turned forward for the country's first daylight saving time on March 31, 1918 by the Senate sergeant at arms Charles Higgins.. Most of the United States observes daylight saving time (DST), the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less.
Arizona is one of five states that do not have a specified lieutenant governor, so the Secretary of State is the first in line to succeed the Governor in the event of death, disability, resignation, or removal from office. The line of succession also includes the attorney general, state treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction.
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus opens on the former Williams Air Force Base. Sun Valley High School opens in Mesa. Goodricke-Pigott Observatory dedicated in Tucson. Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson founded. 1997 Hayden Flour Mill, which in the late 1800s supplied most of the flour for the state of Arizona, closes after 123 ...
Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.
Official name: State of Arizona; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: AZ; ISO 3166-2 code: US-AZ; Internet second-level domain: .az.us; Nicknames Baby State (during the 47 years that Arizona was the newest state in the Union) [1] Copper State [1] Grand Canyon State (currently used on license plates) [1] [2] Sunset State [1]