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 Important Dates in
Arizona 1539 Marcos de Niza
entered what is now Arizona. 1776 Tucson
was founded as a fort. 1848 Mexico ceded
Arizona to the United States. February 14,
1912 Arizona became the 48th state. |
 Father Eusebio Francisco
Kino participated in the first
exploration of the Baja California Peninsula, was
the first European to visit the Casa Grande
Ruins, and established 24 missions in Arizona and
Mexico. |
 Evan
Mecham was a successful businessman
when elected Governor of Arizona in 1986. In
1988, however, he was impeached an removed from
office following an investigation into campaign
finance irregularities led to charges of
obstruction of justice and misuse of funds. |
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