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It has been suggested that this article be merged with History of Arizona. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2015.

The following is a timeline of the history of the state of Arizona, United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 19th century

19th century

Advertisement for Orozco & Vasquez, Phoenix, 1888

1840s

  • 1846
    • December 16: Capture of Tucson, Sonora, Mexico, by United States forces.
    • Kit Carson leads an exploration which passes through Arizona on their way from Santa Fe to California.
    • Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Cooke led a group of Mormon settlers, known as the "Mormon Battalion" across Arizona on their way to San Diego.
  • 1847 - Tucson occupied by "Mormon Battalion."
  • 1848

1850s

1860s

  • 1862
  • 1863
  • 1865 - Camp McDowell (later Fort McDowell) is set up on the Verde River.
  • 1866 - L. Zechendorf & Co. merchandisers opens in Tucson.
  • 1867
    • November: Jack Swilling, resident of Wickenburg, establishes the Swilling Irrigating and Canal Company with the intent to develop the Phoenix area, which he became impressed with after viewing the area on a visit to Camp McDowell.
    • December: Swilling leads a group of 17 miners from Wickenburg to the Phoenix area and begins the process of developing a canal system.
  • 1868
    • May 4: Phoenix is officially recognized by the Board of Supervisors of Yavapai County, which at that point contained Phoenix.
    • June 15: First post office in Phoenix is established, in the Swilling homestead, with Swilling as postmaster.
    • Swilling has completed almost 3 miles of his canals in Phoenix.
    • Mary Adeline Gray, the first European woman settler in Phoenix, and her husband Columbus, arrive.
    • Salt River floods for the first of many times during Phoenix's settlement.
  • 1869 - St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church built in Tucson.

1870s

  • 1870
    • October 20: Town site selected in what is currently downtown Phoenix.
    • Phoenix is laid out, original town site consists of 320 acres, or 0.5 square miles.
    • Population of the Salt River Valley reaches 240, the Arizona Territory has 9,658 people.
    • 1700 acres under cultivation in the Salt River Valley.
    • Maricopa Canal completed.
    • Arizona Citizen newspaper begins publication in Tucson.
    • J.S. Mansfield news depot opens in Tucson.
  • 1871
    • February 12: Maricopa County is broken out of Yavapai County, Phoenix becomes the county seat.
    • July 4: First wheat ground in Salt River Valley at Birchard's Mill.
    • First permanent building in Phoenix, the Hancock residence, is constructed at Washington and First Streets.
    • The second building in Phoenix, a brewery, is constructed.
    • The first store (Hancock's) and the first church (Central Methodist) open in Phoenix.
    • The Tempe Irrigating Canal Co. is created.
    • Tempe founded by Charles T. Hayden.
    • Population of Phoenix reaches 500.
  • 1872
    • Adobe schoolhouse constructed in Phoenix.
    • September 5: Phoenix public school in session.
    • Phoenix's first wedding, between George Buck and Matilda Murray.
    • Phoenix's first Chinese settlers arrive.
    • The first bookstore and newsstand in Phoenix is opened by Edward Irvine.
    • Public School department in Tucson is organized.
    • Population of Tucson is 3,500 (estimate).
    • 1873
    • Hellings Mill in the Phoenix area expands to include a hog-slaughterhouse.
    • San Diego-Tucson telegraph begins operating (approximate date).
    • Fort Lowell built near Tucson.
  • 1874
    • Hayden's mill opens in the Phoenix/Tempe area. It will remain in operation for more than 100 years.
    • Phoenix's formal patent for the town site is formally granted.
    • Salt River floods.
  • 1875 - Salt River floods.
  • 1877
    • Tucson incorporated.
    • Maricopa Library Association organized.
  • 1878
    • Salt River Herald, Phoenix' first newspaper, begins publication.
    • The first bank in Phoenix, a branch of the Bank of Arizona, opens.
    • Population of Phoenix reaches 1500.
    • Brick factory opens in Phoenix.
    • Grand Canal completed.
    • Mesa is founded.
    • El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.
  • 1879
    • Presbyterian church established in Phoenix.
    • Salt River Indian Reservation is formed.
    • The Southern Pacific railroad reaches Maricopa.
    • Arizona Daily Star newspaper begins publication in Tucson.
    • Presbyterian Church built in Tucson.
    • Town of Terminus is founded as a supply stop for the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

1880s

  • 1880
    • Arizona Gazette newspaper begins publication.
    • Methodist church established in Phoenix.
    • First legal hanging in Maricopa County.
    • Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating in Tucson.
    • Tucson Library Association organized.
    • St. Mary's Hospital opens near Tucson.
    • Terminus is renamed Casa Grande. Population by end of year was 33.
    • Population of Phoenix reaches 1,800; population of Tucson reaches 7,007.
    • Bien/McNatt House is built in Casa Grande.
  • 1881
    • February 25: Phoenix officially incorporated when Governor John C. Fremont signs the "The Phoenix Charter Bill", and instituting a mayor-council form of government.
    • La Guardia, Phoenix's first Spanish language newspaper, begins publication.
    • May 3: John T. Alsap defeated James D. Monihon, 127 to 107, to become the Phoenix's first mayor.
    • May 9: City Council begins meeting.
    • June 24: Catholic church in Phoenix dedicated.
    • Phoenix Rangers organized in response to hostile Apache activity in Tonto Basin.
    • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad begins operating in Tucson.
    • Methodist Church built in Tucson.
  • 1882 - March 20: Wyatt Earp kills Frank Stilwell in Tucson.
  • 1883
    • Cotton cultivation is brought to the Salt River Valley.
    • Two smallpox outbreaks in Phoenix. City creates the position of Health Officer.
    • Mesa City incorporates.
    • Tucson chartered. Townsite is bounded by Speedway Boulevard on the north, 22nd Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, & on the west by Main Avenue from north of 18th Street, & 10th Avenue from south of 18th Street.
An aerial lithograph of Phoenix from 1885
  • 1884
  • 1885
    • Arizona Canal completed.
    • Phoenix broken up into four wards, although city officials remain city-wide offices.
    • Destructive fire destroys major portions of Phoenix.
    • Arizona Insane Asylum is awarded to Phoenix, while the state university is awarded to Tucson.
  • 1886
    • A second major fire in Phoenix destroys several buildings and results in approximately $100,000 in damage.
    • Phoenix Fire Department established, when bond issue passes establishing 2 fire companies.
    • First private gas lighting company established in Phoenix.
    • First telephone company opens in Phoenix.
    • Phoenix Opera House is completed.
    • Arizona Insane asylum's construction is completed.
    • Casa Grande suffers from a devastating fire.
    • Judge William T. Day House is built in Casa Grande.
  • 1887
    • Maricopa-Phoenix railway and horse-drawn Street Railway begin operating.
    • Public water system created in Phoenix.
    • Public Health Department is established in Phoenix.
    • Mule-drawn streetcar system established in Phoenix.
    • Salt River Valley News begins weekly publication.
    • Philanthropist Mary Tileston Hemenway sponsored an archeological expedition led by Frank Hamilton Cushing which explored the Casa Grande ruins.
  • 1888
    • Electric power company created in Phoenix.
    • New city hall opens in Phoenix.
    • November 4 - Phoenix Chamber of Commerce established.
    • Peoria is founded.
  • 1889 - Capital of Arizona Territory relocated to Phoenix from Prescott.
    • Citrus cultivation is begun in the Salt River Valley by the Arizona Improvement Company.

1890s

  • 1890
    • Arizona Republican newspaper begins publication.
    • Population of Phoenix reaches 3,152; Casa Grande's population was 256.
    • Walnut Grove dam bursts, 50 people killed.
    • Ladies Benevolent Society formed in Phoenix.
    • Shonessy House in Casa Grande is built.
  • 1891
  • 1892
    • June 22: Casa Grande Reservation is created by President Benjamin Harrison. The first prehistoric and cultural reserve in the United States.
    • The Phoenix Sewer and Drainage Department is created.
    • The Phoenix Indian School holds its first classes.
    • Mesa Free Press begins publication.
  • 1893
    • The Phoenix Street Railway switches over from mule-drawn to electrical streetcars.
    • The Arizona Territory passes a law allowing cities, including Phoenix, to annex land surrounding the city, as long as it obtained the permission of the inhabitants of that area.
    • Arizona State Museum established in Tucson.
    • Casa Grande suffers its second major fire in 6 years.
  • 1894
    • Orangedale (later called Scottsdale) is founded by Winfield Scott.
    • Phoenix passes an ordinance limiting prostitution to a single block area.
    • Phoenix's speed limit is raised to 6 mph.
    • Tempe incorporates.
  • 1895
  • 1896
    • The Adams Hotel opens in Phoenix.
    • Date Palms are introduced into the Salt River Valley.
    • Sirrine House built in Mesa.
  • 1897
  • 1898
    • El Demócrata newspaper begins publication in Phoenix.
    • The block of the red-light district is now illegal in Phoenix.
    • Doris Opera House Opens in Phoenix.
    • First public library opens in Phoenix.
    • Casa Grande Hotel opens.
  • 1899 - Phoenix Library Association created.

20th century

1900-09

  • 1900
    • Dorris Theatre opens in Phoenix (approximate date).
    • Phoenix accesses unincorporated lands, area increases from .5 acre to over 2 acres.
    • In spite of efforts by the Women's Temperance Union, Phoenix has 28 saloons and 18 casinos.
    • First automobiles arrive in Phoenix.
    • Population in Phoenix reaches 5,544, population of Tucson is 7,531.
  • 1901
    • February 25: The State Capitol building is dedicated, built at a cost of $130,000.
    • Drought hits Phoenix.
    • The Phoenix Women's Club is founded.
  • 1902 - Evans School for Boys opens; later renamed Mesa Ranch School.
  • 1903
    • February 7: Salt River Project founded (as the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association).
    • Voters in Phoenix approve a bond to create a municipal waterworks.
    • Desert Laboratory founded in Tucson.
  • 1905
    • The largest agricultural crop in Phoenix is alfalfa.
    • Flooding once again causes issues in Phoenix.
  • 1906
  • 1907
    • St. Luke's Home, a tuberculosis treatment center, opens in Phoenix.
    • The YMCA raises $100,000 to construct a building in Phoenix.
    • Southern Pacific railway station built.
  • 1908
    • Salt River again floods.
    • Granite Reef dam completed.
    • In Phoenix, the Carnegie Library is completed and open to the public.
  • 1909
    • In Phoenix, the Central Avenue bridge over the Salt River is approved.
    • The original "Old Main" campus of Mesa High School opens.
    • Mesa installs potable waterworks system.

1910s

  • 1910
    • Speed limit in Phoenix is increased to 12 mph in city limits; city has 329 licensed cars.
    • Phoenix city schools establish an official segregation policy.
    • In Phoenix, the Adams Hotel is destroyed by fire, but is rebuilt.
    • Guidelines concerning surface water rights are established by the Kent decree.
    • Population in Phoenix reaches 11,134, Tucson hits 13,193.
  • 1911
    • May 18: Roosevelt Dam dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt, it is the first multi-purpose (electricity and water) dam built under the National Reclamation Act.
    • Center Street Bridge in Phoenix opens.
    • Mesa takes over irrigation system operation within incorporated city limits.
  • 1912
    • February 14: Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States; Phoenix becomes the state capital.
    • Women are granted the right to vote.
    • Chandler is founded by Alexander Chandler.
    • Casa Grande Dispatch founded.
  • 1913
    • Phoenix adopts council-manager form of government (previously mayor-council), becoming one of the first cities in the country to adopt this form of government.
    • 35% of the votes cast in Phoenix were by women.
    • Phoenix has 646 registered automobiles.
    • Ash Avenue Bridge is completed in Phoenix.
  • 1914
    • Arizona votes to ban alcohol.
    • William Fairish becomes Phoenix's first manager.
  • 1915
    • St. Mary's Basilica in Phoenix is dedicated.
    • Phoenix's first sewer treatment plant is completed.
    • Mesa installs sanitary sewer system.
  • 1917
    • Arizona adopts its state flag.
    • Litchfield is founded when the Goodyear Tire Company purchases a tract of land.
    • Salt River Valley Water Users Association gains control of the Salt River Project.
    • Migrant workers from Mexico are brought in to pick cotton in the Salt River Valley.
    • Mesa purchases existing gas and electric utilities from Dr. A.J. Chandler.
  • 1918
    • August 3: Casa Grande Ruins are declared a national monument by President Woodrow Wilson.
    • Alfalfa falls to the number two agricultural product, behind cotton in Phoenix.
    • The Rialto Theatre opens in Phoenix.
    • Spanish flu infects a significant portion of the population in Phoenix.
  • 1919
    • In anticipation of the upcoming U.S. Census, Phoenix votes to extend the city limits.
    • City airfield established in Tucson.
    • Hotel Congress opens in Tucson.

1920s

  • 1920
    • Congregation Beth Israel formed in Phoenix.
    • The Heard Building, the first skyscraper in Phoenix, is constructed.
    • Phoenix Union High School has 2000 students.
    • The entirety of the original Phoenix town site is now completely paved.
    • A precipitous drop in the price of cotton, from $1.35 to $0.35 a pound, creates a financial crisis in Phoenix.
    • Phoenix has over 11,000 registered vehicles.
    • Chandler is incorporated.
    • Rialto Theatre (Arizona) opens in Tucson.
    • Population in Phoenix reaches 29,053.
  • 1921
  • 1922
    • Valley and Gila River Banks merge.
    • Water from the Verde River becomes available in Phoenix through a 30-mile long wooden pipeline.
    • KFAD becomes Phoenix's first radio station (later renamed KTAR; it was followed shortly by KFCB, which today is called KOY.
    • Casa Grande Municipal Airport opens (date approximate).
  • 1923
    • Cave Creek Dam is completed.
    • Salt River Project absorbs the Tempe Irrigating Canal Company.
    • Union Station is built in Phoenix.
    • Deaconess Hospital (today known as Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center) opens in Phoenix.
    • Mesa Tribune newspaper begins publication.
  • 1924
    • Luhrs Building constructed in Phoenix.
    • The depression in Phoenix caused by the drop in the cotton price in 1920 ends.
    • Phoenix Sanitarium opens.
    • Jokake Inn opens in Phoenix.
    • South Mountain Park (originally named Phoenix Mountain Park) is created in Phoenix.
  • 1925
    • 12 subdivisions are annexed by Phoenix.
    • Phoenix Fine Arts Association formed.
    • The private electric streetcar system is purchased by the City of Phoenix for $20,000.
    • Mormon Flat Dam completed.
    • Voters approve a separate high school for blacks in Phoenix.
    • First municipal airport in Phoenix is opened, near Christy Road and 59th Avenue.
    • Phoenix implements a zoning program.
  • 1926
    • The Phoenix Main Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad is completed, intercontinental rail will begin being routed through Phoenix the following year.
    • The first Annual Masque of the Yellow Moon is held in Phoenix.
    • The segregated Phoenix Union Colored High School opens.
  • 1927
    • Salt River Canal is diverted underground.
    • Phoenix voters approve a $750,000 bond issue to improve the street car system.
    • Horse Mesa Dam is completed.
    • Mesa Arizona Temple dedicated (first time).
    • Charles Lindbergh visits Tucson.
    • Temple of Music & Art built in Tucson.
    • Casa Grande Stone Church is built.
  • 1928
  • 1929
    • February 23: Arizona Biltmore Hotel opens in Phoenix.
    • February 23: Scheduled airline service from Los Angeles to Phoenix begins.
    • September 2: Sky Harbor Airport opens in Phoenix.
    • Phoenix sells municipal airport.
    • Heard Museum opens in Phoenix.
    • The Tempe Normal School is renamed Arizona State Teachers College.
    • Orpheum Theatre and First Baptist Church are built in Phoenix.
    • City Archaeologist position established in Phoenix.
    • Tourism revenue in Phoenix tops $10 million for first time.
    • Phoenix has over 53,000 registered cars.
    • Pima County Courthouse and Consolidated National Bank building constructed in Tucson.
    • Pioneer Hotel opens in Tucson.
    • Paramount Theatre opens in Casa Grande.

1930s

  • 1930
    • March 4: Coolidge Dam dedicated by Calvin Coolidge.
    • American Airlines brings passenger and air postal service to Phoenix.
    • KTAR in Phoenix becomes an NBC affiliate.
    • Stuart Mountain Dam is completed.
    • In Phoenix the high school installs lights in its athletic stadium.
    • Fox Tucson Theatre and Plaza Theater (Tucson) open.
    • Arizona Inn built in Tucson.
    • Population reaches 48,118 in Phoenix.
  • 1931
    • Hunt's Tomb built in Papago Park in Phoenix.
    • Construction on Tovrea Castle completed in Phoenix.
    • Fox Movie Palace opens in Phoenix.
    • Mesa town area expanded.
  • 1932
  • 1933
    • Since the start of the Great Depression, 33% of banks and savings & loans in Phoenix have failed.
    • In Phoenix, over 300 bars have obtained liquor licenses since the repeal of the Arizona state law banning alcohol.
    • Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park opens.
  • 1934
    • Encanto Park opens in central Phoenix.
    • The term, "Valley of the Sun" is invented by a local advertising agency.
  • 1935
    • July 16: The city of Phoenix purchases Sky Harbor Airport, which has been run by the city ever since.
    • The Federal government becomes the largest employer in Phoenix.
  • 1936 - Federal Building-U.S. Post Office in Phoenix is built.
  • 1937
    • Federal Art Center established, which will become the Phoenix Art Museum.
    • Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District is created.
    • Mesa City Hall built.
  • 1938 - Phoenix Thunderbirds are created by the Chamber of Commerce.
  • 1939
    • Desert Botanical Garden opens in Phoenix.
    • Bartlett Dam completed.
    • Phoenix's second high school, North High School, opens.

1940s

  • 1940
    • Civic Center Association formed to raise funds for Phoenix Art Center. It was dissolved in 1955 when all fund raising and archival activities were taken over by the Fine Arts Association.
    • Tucson Army Air Field established.
    • South Tucson incorporates as a city.
    • Population of Phoenix reaches 65,414.
  • 1941
    • January 2: Construction begins on Thunderbird Field in Glendale (later renamed Thunderbird Field No. 1), funded by a collaborative group of Hollywood personalities, including James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, and Margaret Sullavan. The field opens in April.
    • Luke Air Force Base opens, its first class graduating in June.
    • Williams Air Force Base opens in December.
    • Falcon Field opens in Mesa as a training location for British RAF pilots.
    • Urban renewal project in Phoenix creates 3 new housing developments: Marcos de Niza Project for Mexicans, Matthew Henson Project for Blacks, and Frank Luke Jr. Project for Whites.
  • 1942
    • April 1: the Desert Training Center, formed by General George S. Patton, is created. The base, located in the Mojave Desert in Southern California and the Sonoran Desert in western Arizona, stretched to within 50 miles of Phoenix.
    • June 22: Thunderbird Field #2 opens in Scottsdale. Later renamed Scottsdale Airport.
    • July 20: Gila River War Relocation Center, an internment camp for Japanese-Americans opens southwest of Phoenix, on the Gila River Indian Reservation.
    • November 26: Black troops from segregated units riot in Phoenix.
    • December: Gila River War Relocation Center is Arizona's fourth largest city, with a population of 13,348.
    • Japanese-Americans from Phoenix are relocated to internment camps at Sacaton and Poston.
    • Alzona Park in Phoenix is built by the Federal Government as worker housing.
    • Williams Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 is built near Chandler. Would become Chandler Memorial Airport, and is currently known as Gila River Memorial Airport.
  • 1943
  • 1944
    • December 23: Great Papago Escape of German prisoners, the largest single escape by POW's in any camp in the United States.
    • St. Monica's Hospital, the first integrated hospital in Phoenix, opens (today known as Phoenix Memorial Hospital).
  • 1945
    • November 10: Gila River War Relocation Center is officially closed.
    • Arizona State Teachers College becomes Arizona State College.
    • Mystery Castle is built in Phoenix.
    • Several large factories which were created in Phoenix for war production, begin to close down operations.
  • 1946
    • The Arizona State Constitution is amended; Arizona becomes a right-to-work state.
    • Ray Bussey elected mayor of Phoenix.
    • Avondale incorporated.
    • Tempe Airport starts operations as a private airport.
    • Gilbert Airport is opened as a private airport, it would close in 1962-63.
  • 1947
    • October: A fire destroys all but four of Phoenix's electric streetcars. The city begins the process of transitioning to a public bus transit system.
    • The Phoenix Charter Revision Committee is formed. The political group, headed by Barry Goldwater, would dominate city politics in the 1950s.
    • Phoenix Symphony Orchestra is founded.
    • The New York Giants start spring training in Phoenix.
  • 1948
    • Motorola opens a research and development center for military electronics in Phoenix.
    • Phoenix Jewish News begins publication.
    • Phoenix establishes its first sales tax.
    • KPHO-TV becomes Phoenix's first television station.
    • Barry Goldwater elected to the Phoenix city council.
    • Mesa Country Club established.
    • Falcon Field becomes part of Mesa
    • Casa Grande Cotton Kings, a semi-professional ball team were founded.
  • 1949 - Modern wastewater treatment plant built at Riverview in Mesa.

1950s

  • 1950s - Widespread use of air-conditioning leads to a construction and population boom in Phoenix.
  • 1950
    • Catalina Highway constructed in Tucson.
    • KTYL-FM radio in Mesa begins broadcasting.
    • The Phoenix population reaches 106,818, now 99th most populous city in the United States, and the largest in the Southwest; Mesa's population reaches 16,790.
  • 1952
    • Wright House (residence) built in Phoenix.
    • Republican Barry Goldwater elected United States Senator, defeating the Senate Majority Leader Ernest McFarland; Republican John Howard Pyle elected governor
    • Arizona Public Service formed by the merger of Central Arizona Light and Power and Northern Arizona Light and Power<re name=AZTimeline2 />
    • Racial segregation is banned at Sky Harbor Airport.
    • Adam Diaz becomes the first Hispanic on the Phoenix city council.
    • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum founded.
  • 1953
    • State courts declare school segregation illegal. Phoenix begins school desegregation.
    • KYTL-TV begins operations as an NBC affiliate in Phoenix. Currently KPNX-TV.
    • Channel 10 begins broadcasting in Phoenix, currently KSAZ-TV, the Fox affiliate.
    • General Motors Desert Proving Grounds opens in Mesa.
    • 10 million gallon Pasadena city reservoir completed in Mesa.
  • 1954
    • Phoenix finishes the desegregation of Public schools.
    • Tempe Airport purchased by the city of Tempe.
  • 1955
    • January 24: Ira Hayes, one of the men made famous by the flag raising on Iwo Jima, and a member of the Pima Indian Tribe, was found dead of exposure near Sacaton.
    • Terminal 1 opens at Sky Harbor Airport, built at a cost of $835,000, it represented the most modern and efficient passenger terminals of its time. It was demolished in 1991.
    • In Phoenix, Metropolitan Bus Lines is purchased by L.A. Tanner and renamed Valley Transit Line. Tanner was unsuccessful in his attempts to also purchase the city-run municipal bus system.
    • Phoenix battles Scottsdale over annexation of unincorporated areas. This battle would last until an agreement was reached regarding "spheres of annexation influence" in 1964.
    • KTVK-TV opens operations as an ABC affiliate in Phoenix.
    • Agriculture falls to second behind manufacturing in Phoenix's economy.
    • Phoenix bans segregation in public housing.
  • 1956 - Tucson Air National Guard Base active.
  • 1957
  • 1958
    • Phoenix doubles in size through annexation
    • Arizona State College becomes Arizona State University.
    • The first Cactus Fly-In, a show of vintage aircraft, takes place at Casa Grande Airport.
  • 1959
    • Phoenix Art Museum opens.
    • L.A. Tanner is successful in purchasing the city-owned municipal bus system, merging it into his Valley Transit Line. All bus service in Phoenix is now unified.
    • Sunnyslope annexed by Phoenix.
    • Deer Valley airport opens.
    • The Francisco Grande hotel is opened in Casa Grande as the spring training location for the San Francisco Giants.

1960s

1970s

  • 1970
    • Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council founded in August, to purchase all of the 7000 acres in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, and a total of 9700 acres.
    • Remnants of Tropical Storm Norma slam into Phoenix, causing flooding and resulting in 23 deaths.
    • During the 1960s, Phoenix annexed 134.55 square miles of land, now totaling 245.5 square miles.
    • Lehi becomes part of Mesa.
    • Phoenix population reaches 581,562, city becomes the nation's 20th most populous; Mesa's population reaches 63,049.
  • 1971
    • May 1: Amtrak takes over intercity rail routes in Phoenix.
    • First National Bank Plaza, currently known as the Wells Fargo Plaza, is built in Phoenix.
    • The third building, 3838 N. Central Avenue, is built, completing Phoenix City Square.
    • Phoenix purchases the Phoenix Transit System from American Transit, who agrees to continue to manage the operation.
    • The city adopts the Central Phoenix Plan in an attempt to develop the Central Avenue corridor.
    • The first Fiesta Bowl is played.
    • Prehab of Mesa (youth-related nonprofit) established.
    • Tucson Opera Company founded.
    • Tucson Convention Center built.
  • 1972
  • 1973
    • Voters approve a $23.5 million bond issue, to fund the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.
    • Dobson Ranch planned community began selling homes in the first phase of its 26-year development.
  • 1975
    • Phoenix elects its first female mayor: Margaret Hance.
    • Papago Freeway is passed by the voters of Phoenix.
    • After extensive renovations, the Mesa Arizona Temple is rededicated
    • The Park of the Canals in Mesa is added to the National Register of Historic Places; work then commences for developing park facilities and later the botanical garden.
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
    • Terminal 3 at Sky Harbor Airport opens.
    • City adopts the Phoenix Concept 2000 plan, which split the city into urban villages.
    • Fiesta Mall opens.
    • Mesa Amphitheatre built.
    • Mesa Weekly News begins publication.

1980s

1990s

  • 1990
    • The Barry Goldwater Terminal (terminal 4) opens at Sky harbor airport with 5 concourses and 44 gates.
    • November 10: The Desert Sky Pavilion (currently named the Ak-Chin Pavilion) opens in Phoenix. Billy Joel is its first act.
    • The Stack (road interchange) and Papago Freeway Tunnel open in Phoenix.
    • Superstition Springs Center opens in Mesa.
    • First section of Arizona State Route 202 opens; downtown Lehi was removed to make way for it.
    • During the 1980s, Phoenix annexed 99.33 square miles of land, now totaling 420.36 square miles.
    • Population in Phoenix reaches 983,403; population of Mesa hits 288,091; population of Tucson reaches 405,390.
  • 1991
  • 1992
    • America West Arena opens in Phoenix.
    • Bike racks become available on all almost all buses city-wide in Phoenix.
    • Joe Arpaio elected Maricopa County Sheriff.
  • 1993
    • September 30: Williams Air Force Base closes after 52 years of military service.
    • RPTA adopts the name, Valley Metro, for the regional transit system. Phoenix and Mesa become the first two systems in the valley to agree to the name.
    • Phoenix wins the Carl Bertelsmann Prize, for the best run city government in the world.
    • Arpaio creates Tent City, to help alleviate crowding.
    • Salt River floods and destroys the new Mill Avenue Bridge in Phoenix.
    • Steve Benson, a cartoonist for the Arizona Republic, wins the Pulitzer Prize.
  • 1994
  • 1995
    • Burton Barr Central Library opens in Phoenix.
    • Valley Metro becomes the first municipal bus service in the country to accept credit cards.
  • 1996
  • 1997
    • Hayden Flour Mill, which in the late 1800s supplied most of the flour for the state of Arizona, closes after 123 years.
    • Phoenix Lights, alleged UFO sighting, seen over the city.
    • The new HoHoKam Stadium opens in Mesa.
  • 1998
    • Sixth concourse added to the Barry Goldwater Terminal at Sky Harbor airport.
    • Arizona Diamondbacks begin play in the National League as an expansion team.
    • Bank One Ballpark, currently called Chase Field, opens in Phoenix.
    • Anthem, Arizona, just north of Phoenix, is begun.
  • 1999

21st century

2000-09

2010s

See also

Other cities in Arizona

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Further reading

Published in the 19th century
  • Patrick Hamilton (1881), "Chief Towns: Phoenix", Resources of Arizona, Prescott, Ariz {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Published in the 20th century
  • Maricopa County (Ariz.). Board of Supervisors (1908), "Phoenix", Salt River Valley, Arizona, offers productive lands, a healthful climate and rare opportunities to the investor and homeseeker, New York: Norman Pierce Co., OCLC 16818598 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • George Wharton James (1917), "Phoenix and Salt River Valley", Arizona, the Wonderland, Boston: Page Company {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • Federal Writers’ Project (1966). "Phoenix". Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House. p. 216+. OL 5989725M.
  • James E. Buchanan (1978), Howard B. Furer (ed.), Phoenix: a chronological & documentary history, 1865-1976, American Cities Chronology Series, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, ISBN 0379006170
  • Lykes, Aimee de Potter. "A Hundred Beers of Phoenix History," in in G. Wesley Johnson, Jr., ed. Phoenix in the Twentieth Century: Essays in Community History (1993) pp 220–236, to 1981
Published in the 21st century
  • Matthew C. Whitaker (2009). "Great expectations: African American and Latino relations in Phoenix since World War II". In Kenneth L. Kusmer and Joe W. Trotter (ed.). African American Urban History since World War II. Historical Studies of Urban America. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-46512-8. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= and |series= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • American Cities Project (2013). "Phoenix". America's Big Cities in Volatile Times: City Profiles. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.
  • Joseph Galaskiewicz; et al. (2013). "Studying the role of nonprofits, government, and business in providing activities and services to youth in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area". In Mario Luis Small; et al. (eds.). Reconsidering the Urban Disadvantaged: The Role of Systems, Institutions, and Organizations. Sage. ISBN 978-1-4833-0656-8. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)

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