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Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912, coinciding with Valentine's Day. Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. [citation needed] Eleanor Roosevelt at the Gila River relocation center, April 23, 1943
The constitution was amended by the constitutional convention removing the recalling of judges and resubmitted, upon which President Taft approved Arizona's statehood as the 48th state on February 14, 1912. [1] Fairly quickly after Arizona became a state, the state legislature approved a constitutional amendment which restored the ability to ...
The 1st Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from February 14, 1912 (the day Arizona was admitted to the United States) to December 31, 1914, during the first term of George Wylle Paul Hunt as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix. The legislature was heavily ...
Hinchcliffe Court opens near Tucson, the first auto court motel in Arizona. [116] 1912 February 14: Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States; Phoenix becomes the state capital. [108] U.S. President William Howard Taft issues Proclamation 1180: Admitting Arizona to the Union. [117] The Territory of Arizona becomes the State of Arizona.
The remoteness of the region was eased by the arrival of railroads in 1880. Arizona became a state in 1912 but was primarily rural with an economy based on cattle, cotton, citrus, and copper. Dramatic growth came after 1945, as retirees and young families who appreciated the warm weather and low costs emigrated from the Northeast and Midwest.
On February 14, 1912, under President William Howard Taft, Phoenix became the capital of the newly formed state of Arizona. [62] This occurred just six months after Taft had vetoed, on August 11, 1911, a joint resolution giving Arizona statehood. Taft disapproved of the recall of judges in the state constitution. [61]
This was the first presidential election Arizona participated in, as it had been admitted as the 48th state on February 14 of the same year. The state was won by Democratic Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson, running with Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall, with 43.52% of the popular vote.
When Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912, an attempt to legislate a women's suffrage amendment to the Arizona Constitution failed. Frances Munds mounted a successful ballot initiative campaign. On November 5, 1912, women's suffrage passed in Arizona. In 1913, the voter registration books were opened to women.