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April 1: the Desert Training Center, formed by General George S. Patton, is created. The base, located in the Mojave Desert in Southern California and the Sonoran Desert in western Arizona, stretched to within 50 miles of Phoenix. [8] [45] June 22: Thunderbird Field #2 opens in nearby Scottsdale.
- 16th Century Arizona History Timeline
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1527-1536- Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, an early Spanish explorer of the New World, and Esteban Dorantes, a Moorish slave, were shipwrecked off the coast of present-day Texas. During their eight-year-long trek to Mexico City, they encountered natives along the way who told them about cities with great riches. Marcos de Niza, a Spanish Franciscan fri...
1609- Santa Fe is established as the capital of New Mexico. 1629- Franciscans, the first Europeans to live in Arizona, tried to establish missions in the north around the Hopi, but their venture failed. 1680- A Pueblo rebellion against the Spanish drove the colonists, priests, and soldiers out of New Mexico. 1691- Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, a J...
1700- San Xavier del Bac mission (White Dove of the Desert) is founded. 1752- After many revolts from the Pima and Papago tribes, the first permanent settlement was established in Tubac. 1776- A Spanish presidio (fort) is built at Tucson.
1821- Mexico gained military control of Arizona. That same year, trappers and traders from the United States came into the area. 1848- United States won the Mexican War and gained all of Arizona north of the Gila River.. 1853- By Gadsden Purchase, rest of Arizona becomes part of United States. 1854- Copper is discovered in Arizona. 1857- First stag...
1900- Population is 122,931. 1911- President Roosevelt dedicated a dam that was named after him. The Coolidge Dam, the Bartlett Dam, and the Hoover Dam followed. 1912- February 14th, Valentines Day, Arizona becomes the 48th State: Capital is Phoenix, first Governor is George W. P. Hunt. 1917- United States joined World War I against Germany. The Zi...
2001 - The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in Phoenix, winning the World Series. 2003 - Lori Piestewa is the first woman to die in the Iraq invasion. A member of the Hopi tribe, she's also the first Native American to die in combat. Gov. Janet Napolitano stirs controversy while pushing for Phoenix's Squaw Peak to be renamed Piewstewa...
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The history of Phoenix, Arizona, goes back millennia, beginning with nomadic paleo-Indians who existed in the Americas in general, and the Salt River Valley in particular, about 7,000 BC until about 6,000 BC. Mammoths were the primary prey of hunters.
City of Santa Fe founded. 1629. Franciscans establish missions in Hopiland, the first Europeans to reside in Arizona. 1687-1711. Father Kino establishes missions in Pimería Alta, along the Rio Santa Cruz and Rio San Pedro. 1736. Great silver discovery at Arisonac. 1751. Great Pima Indian Revolt.
Feb 9, 2012 · 1948: Native Americans in Arizona win the right to vote. 1948: Phoenix Street Railway, launched in 1887, stops service. 1952: Ronald and Nancy Reagan honeymoon at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix ...
1997-03-13 Phoenix lights seen at night over Phoenix, Arizona by hundreds of people, and by millions on television. Now a hotly debated controversy. Now a hotly debated controversy. 1998-04-05 The Arizona Diamondbacks record their first win in team history with a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix, AZ; ends second-worst start ...
In 1965, the new town of Phoenix was recognized as a place that had been born from the Hohokam ruins. Steady growth during the 1870s meant that it had become too large for town status, and so 1881 saw Phoenix incorporated as a city. The 1880s also witnessed the arrival of the South Pacific Railroad, followed by mule-drawn trams in the 1890s.
