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Hinchcliffe Court opens near Tucson, the first auto court motel in Arizona. [116] 1912 February 14: Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States; Phoenix becomes the state capital. [108] U.S. President William Howard Taft issues Proclamation 1180: Admitting Arizona to the Union. [117] The Territory of Arizona becomes the State of Arizona.
In February 1903, U.S. Senator Hamilton Kean spoke against Arizona's statehood. He said Mormons who fled from Idaho to Mexico would return to the U.S. and mix in the politics of Arizona. [44] In 1912, Arizona almost entered the Union as part of New Mexico in a Republican plan to keep control of the U.S. Senate. The plan, while accepted by most ...
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.
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.
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Territorial 1853-1912; Statehood 1912-1944; 1945 ... He was born in Phoenix before Arizona ... James M. "Phoenix, A History of its Pioneer Days and People." Arizona ...
The state of Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. The state constitution of 1912 called for the election of a governor every two years. [124] The term was increased to four years by a 1968 amendment.
1945 Arizona State Teachers College becomes Arizona State College. [40] Mystery Castle is built. [49] Several large factories which were created for war production, begin to close down operations. [32] 1946 The Arizona State Constitution is amended; Arizona becomes a right-to-work state. [50] Ray Bussey elected mayor. [50] 1947