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Arizona Statehood Day

14 Friday Feb 2020

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February 14th is Arizona Statehood Day as well as Valentine’s Day.

On February 14, 1912, President Taft signed the proclamation making Arizona the 48th state, and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the union. It was the last of the 48 contiguous states to be admitted to the union.

link: https://www.tripsavvy.com/arizona-statehood-day-2682518

Valentines Day is Arizona Statehood Day

14 Wednesday Feb 2018

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February 14th is Valentines Day, of course. It is also Arizona Statehood Day. Arizona became the 48th state on February 14, 1912.

Valentine’s Day is Arizona Statehood Day

14 Tuesday Feb 2017

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From the Prescott Daily Courier:

1. Arizona turns 105 years-old this year

2. It took Arizona 56 years to gain statehood

3. Congress wanted to combine Arizona and New Mexico and admit it as one state, but people living in the territory of Arizona voted against it 16,265 to 3,141

4. Arizona officially became a state on Feb. 14, 1912

5. Which also happens to be Valentine’s Day

6. And Oregon’s birthday

7. President William Howard Taft signed Arizona into statehood

8. Arizona’s first governor, George W. P. Hunt was present for the signing in Washington D.C.

9. Arizona only had 200,000 residents at the time of statehood

10. Arizona was the 48th territory to become a state, making it one of the youngest states in our country’s history

link: http://www.dcourier.com/news/2017/feb/14/10-things-about-arizona-statehood-day-feb-14-1912/

 

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