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Centennial expo kicks off Arizona's 100th year

A cowboy lassoed a bale of hay, flamenco dancers clapped castanets and a Navajo sounded his drum on Monday, Arizona’s 99th birthday, as Gov. Jan Brewer kicked off the countdown to the state’s centennial.

Posted: February 14
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East Valley communities gear up to celebrate Arizona's 100th

Arizona set out years ago to celebrate its 100th birthday by sprucing up the dingy Capitol district, hosting celebrations across the state and creating a lifetime of memories.
- Posted: February 11
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Statehood celebration: A look at Arizona's history

It might seem immigration laws, rampant foreclosures and a congresswoman’s shooting define Arizona as a state.
- Posted: February 12
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Communities, state face tight budgets as they prepare for centennial

It’s closing in on 100 years since veterinarian A.J. Chandler sold plots of his 18,000-acre ranch to establish this city. That was three months after Arizona became a state on Feb. 14, 1912.
- Posted: February 12
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Timeline: Highlights in Arizona history

10,000 B.C.: Indians inhabit Arizona.
- Posted: February 12
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Key figures in Arizona history

Carl Hayden: Hayden is arguably the most important Arizonan ever. He began working in Washington, D.C., to secure water for the sparsely populated desert state in 1902 and became Arizona’s first congressman upon statehood. He was the son of Charles Trumbull Hayden, a Tempe founder, and helped transform the pioneer territory into a modern state. Hayden quietly worked on national parks, military affairs, Indian matters and was instrumental in winning the Central Arizona Project. The $4 billion CAP diverted Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson and was the largest, most expensive water project in U.S. history. His 56 years in Congress have been eclipsed only once.
- Posted: February 12
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Arizona: Did you know?

- The state’s name has several possible origins. The Basque words aritz ona mean “good oaks,” while several theories involve Indian words for “small spring” or “silver bearing.”
- Posted: February 12
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Theodore Roosevelt Dam: SRP's water legacy

Karen Fisch, SRP guest commentary
- Posted: February 09
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Kids, tell us why you are proud to be an Arizonan

We're looking for kids' essays on what makes them proud to live in Arizona.
- Posted: March 05
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John Huppenthal

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal kicks off the CENTennial penny drive by giving his daughter’s piggy bank full of pennies to a student from Capitol Elementary School.