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New Mexico Statehood Bill
On January 6, President William Howard Taft signs New Mexico’s statehood bill, making New Mexico the 47th state. -
First State Governor
New Mexico’s first state governor, William C. McDonald, is inaugurated. -
First Congressman
New Mexico’s first congressmen and senators are sworn into office in Washington, D.C -
Railroads
In 1913, fifteen separate railroads were operating in New Mexico. -
U.S Supreme Court Rules
U. S. Supreme Court rules that Congress has authority over Pueblos similar to that for other tribes and can prohibit the introduction of liquor into “Indian Country”. -
El Palacio
On the 14th of October 1913 the first issue of El Palacio magazine. This was the first museum magazine in the U.S. -
Taos Society of Artists
In approximately April, the Taos Society of Artists was formed. -
Indian Country Liquor
In 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Congress has authority over Pueblos similar to that for other tribes and can prohibit liquor in "Indian Country" -
Revolution
Pancho Villa’s Mexican revolutionaries conducted a raid on Columbus, New Mexico, later pursued into Mexico by General “Blackjack” Pershing and his U. S. Army troops, including some from the New Mexico National Guard . -
Elephant Butte Dam
Elephant Butte Dam, , the second largest irrigation dam in the world, opens in 1916. -
Bandelier National Monument
In November 9th, this monument was named after anthropologist Adolph F. A. Bandelier. -
Art Gallery of the Museum of New Mexico
In 1917, the Art Gallery of the Museum of New Mexico opened, which later became the Museum of Fine Art, now the New Mexico Museum of Art. -
New Mexico National Guard
New Mexico National Guard is activated for service in France as U.S. entered World War I in 1917. -
Los Alamos Ranch School
The Los Alamos Ranch School was founded by Ashley Pond in 1918. -
Mabel Dodge Stern
Mabel Dodge Stern was a wealthy banking heiress. She moved to Taos which attracted many artists and writers. One of these including D. H. Lawrence. -
19th Amendment
New Mexico became one of the last states to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women voting rights. -
First Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial is held at Gallup
In 1922, the first Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial is held at Gallup -
Colorado River Compact
The Colorado River Compact allocates 7.5 million acre-feet of water from the upper basin states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico in 1922. -
Gila Wilderness
Gila Wilderness is established in southwest New Mexico with more than 550,000 acres in 1923 -
The Great Depression
Based on the U.S. economy in 1929, the stock markets dropped dramatically and this entered the Great Depression where one out of 4 men didn't have a job.