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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.
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]
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 U.S. territory of Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. ... Pages in category "Pre-statehood history of Arizona" ... Arizona Pioneers' Home; Arizona ...
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 Arizona Territorial - Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, was the last home for Arizona's territorial government until Arizona became a state in 1912. Initially, all three branches of the new state government occupied the four floors of the statehouse.
Like Jasmine in Aladdin — many Americans want to see a whole new world. Which makes sense, considering more than half have been to 10 U.S. states.
Texas was the lifeline for Arizona, but only until California was established as a U.S. state, meaning Arizona had access to two separate lines of communications and food for frontier settlements. The main line was the Butterfield Overland Mail company, which ran through southern Arizona.