Arizona History
This state venue has been a gathering place for decades. As a matter-of-fact it’s been an entertainment spot even before Arizona was a state.
Aug. 21, 2015
You’ve probably driven past the building and barely noticed — yet she’s been there for more than a century.
Jun. 26, 2015
Arizona has many unique places. It has one of the largest canyons, largest solar telescope –- and the only military boneyard in the United States.
Apr. 17, 2015
All U.S. states have a nickname. Arizona also has one, sort of. Arizona has been known as the Grand Canyon State — but it took decades to make it official.
Feb. 27, 2015
Sen. Ernest McFarland is the only Arizona public service member who served several branches of Arizona government. And among some historians he’s also known as one of the most important figures to have helped divert an economic shortfall after World War II.
Jan. 2, 2015
During the 19th century Arizona’s legislative body was a traveling office. It moved between the northern and southern part of the state so often it eventually got a nickname.
Sep. 26, 2014
More than a century ago people came to the hot, dry Phoenix climate to recover from all sorts of pulmonary ailments — tuberculosis, for instance. Today, one of the places that was popular back then became a town of its own.
Sep. 12, 2014
You may have driven past it — the white Phoenix sign with an arrow directing you westward. It sits on Usery Mountain in northeast Mesa. Did you know the giant Phoenix word has decorated Usery Mountain since the 1950s?
Apr. 11, 2014
More than 100 years ago, Arizona became the last of the contiguous U.S. states to be signed into statehood, but it did not happen so easily Arizona had a bumpy road to statehood.
Feb. 14, 2014
In 1912, Arizona became the 48th state to join the Union. Manifest Destiny was already assured since California had joined the union more than 60 years earlier. So, as far as Washington, D.C. was concerned, adding Arizona was not a pressing issue.
Feb. 14, 2012
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