Happy Birthday Arizona

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