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In 1540 the Grand Canyon was discovered.
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Wyatt Earp was born in 1848. In 1881, Wyatt Earp was a lawman in a gunfight at the OK Corral that made him a hero.
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In 1911, the Theodore Roosevelt Dam was constructed. It is the tallest masonry dam ever built.
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Arizona became the 48th state in 1912.
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The Saquaro cactus blossom was confirmed as Arizona's state flower.
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In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to serve as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Kerri Strug was the youngest U.S. Olympic gymnast and won a bronze medal.
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In 2010, the Census Bureau listed Phoenix as the 6th most populated cities in the U.S.
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Gabrielle Giffords, a Congresswoman, was shot in the head but survived and 6 other people died.
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The Superbowl was held in Phoenix, Arizona in 2015.
