Valentine’s Day is for statehood in Arizona
February 14, 2023Article originally published by AXIOS Phoenix, written by Jeremy Duda and Jay Bennett
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means candy, flowers, fancy dinners and celebrating the 111th anniversary of Arizona becoming the 48th state in the union.
What happened: On this day in 1912, President William Howard Taft signed a proclamation granting statehood to Arizona.