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The Grand Canyon West Mitten at Monument Valley. The following is a timeline of the history of the area which today comprises the U.S. state of Arizona.Situated in the desert southwest, for millennia the area was home to a series of Pre-Columbian peoples.
Arizona Territory was formally organized in the Confederacy on January 18, 1862. [13] On March 20, 1862, Baylor issued an order to kill all the adult Apache and take their children into slavery. [12] When Confederate President Jefferson Davis learned of this order, he strongly disapproved and demanded an explanation. Baylor wrote a letter ...
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Journal of Arizona History (1991): 195–216. JSTOR 41695873; Whitaker, Matthew C. (2009). "Great expectations: African American and Latino relations in Phoenix since World War II". In Kenneth L. Kusmer and Joe W. Trotter (ed.). African American Urban History since World War II. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-46512-8.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Arizona to the Union on February 14, 1912. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Arizona.
The Arizona State Constitution is amended; Arizona becomes a right-to-work state. [50] Ray Bussey elected mayor. [50] 1947 October: A fire destroys all but four of Phoenix's electric streetcars. The city begins the process of transitioning to a public bus transit system. [35] The Phoenix Charter Revision Committee is formed.
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In the 18th century, many native tribes were attacking Spanish settlements in Arizona. To counter this, the Spanish Army built several presidios in northern New Spain.In 1751, the native Pima people revolted against the Spanish in the Pima Revolt, and over 100 settlers were killed and most of the remaining settlers fled in fear, leaving several missions abandoned. [3]