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Every February 14, while most of the country exchanges valentines, Arizona throws itself a birthday party. Arizona Statehood Day marks the anniversary of the day President William Howard Taft signed the proclamation that made Arizona the 48th state to enter the Union — on February 14, 1912. In 2026, Arizona […]

On February 14, 1912, President William Howard Taft put pen to paper. With that stroke, Arizona became the 48th state and the final piece of the contiguous United States. It was Valentine’s Day — fitting for a state that has inspired deep love and fierce devotion ever since. Over a […]

Every February 14, while most of America reaches for chocolates and roses, Arizonans celebrate something different. They mark the birthday of their beloved state. Arizona Statehood Day falls on Valentine’s Day — and it has done so since 1912. But this day carries more myths, half-truths, and misunderstandings than almost […]

Every February 14, while most of the country reaches for heart-shaped chocolates, Arizona does something different. Arizonans celebrate Statehood Day — the anniversary of the moment their desert homeland officially joined the Union as the 48th state in 1912. In 2026, the Grand Canyon State marks its 114th birthday, and […]

Every year on February 14, while the rest of the country exchanges Valentine’s cards, Arizonans celebrate something older than any box of chocolates — their birthday as a state. Arizona Statehood Day marks the anniversary of the moment President William Howard Taft signed the proclamation admitting Arizona as the 48th […]

Every February 14, most of America reaches for roses and candy. But here in Arizona, we split our hearts in two. Half goes to the usual Valentine’s sweetness. The other half belongs to something older and deeper — Arizona Statehood Day, the birthday of the 48th state admitted to the […]

On February 14, 2026, Arizona turns 114 years old. Most of the country will be exchanging roses and chocolate. But in the Grand Canyon State, there’s a second reason to celebrate — and it hits differently when you understand the story behind it. This is the only state in the […]

Arizona Statehood Day falls on February 14 every year. Yes, that’s also Valentine’s Day. But for 7.4 million Arizonans, the date carries a deeper meaning. It marks the anniversary of the day Arizona became the 48th state admitted to the Union in 1912. In 2026, Arizona celebrates its 114th birthday […]

Every February 14, while the rest of the country reaches for roses and chocolate, Arizona celebrates something deeper — its birthday. In 2026, the Grand Canyon State marks 114 years since President William Howard Taft signed it into the Union. This is the story of how a sprawling desert territory […]