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Arizona facts

By ataylor1
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon
    In 1540 the Grand Canyon was discovered.

  • Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp
    Wyatt Earp was born in 1848. In 1881, Wyatt Earp was a lawman in a gunfight at the OK Corral that made him a hero.

  • Theodore Roosevelt Dam

    Theodore Roosevelt Dam
    In 1911, the Theodore Roosevelt Dam was constructed. It is the tallest masonry dam ever built.

  • Becomes Arizona

    Becomes Arizona
    Arizona became the 48th state in 1912.

  • state flower

    state flower
    The Saquaro cactus blossom was confirmed as Arizona's state flower.

  • Sandra Day O'Conner

    Sandra Day O'Conner
    In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to serve as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Kerri Strug

    Kerri Strug
    Kerri Strug was the youngest U.S. Olympic gymnast and won a bronze medal.

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix
    In 2010, the Census Bureau listed Phoenix as the 6th most populated cities in the U.S.

  • Gabrielle Giffords

    Gabrielle Giffords
    Gabrielle Giffords, a Congresswoman, was shot in the head but survived and 6 other people died.

  • Superbowl

    Superbowl
    The Superbowl was held in Phoenix, Arizona in 2015.