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Happy Birthday Arizona |
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Arizona became the 48th state on 14 February 1912. [Only Alaska and Hawaii are younger.]
President Taft signed the Arizona Statehood Bill. [ picture]
Lib.AZ.US:: The Road to Statehood from the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records.
50States.com:: Statehood Dates (for all 50 states).
Some tidbits mined from the KAET.ASU.edu website...
- 1900 -- the state Capitol construction completed for $136,000
- 1912 -- George W. P. Hunt becomes first State Governor
- 1960 -- State population exceeds 1 million
- 1999 -- Arizona becomes first state to have top five elected executive offices filled by women
- 2008 -- Arizona's population was approximately 6,166,318 (2006 est.)
Creator: Gerald Thurman
[gdt@deru.com]
Created: 12 Feb 2002