Short answers, pulled from the story.
Arizona became the forty-eighth state admitted to the Union on the 14th of February 1912. This admission coincided with Valentine's Day and marked it as the last contiguous state to achieve statehood.
Lake Havasu City recorded an all-time record high temperature of 128 degrees on the 29th of June 1994. This measurement proves that extreme heat is a measurable reality within the state rather than just a stereotype.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the final bill creating the Arizona Territory on the 24th of February 1863. The legislation established boundaries that would eventually form the modern state of Arizona.
The United States Census Bureau recorded 7,151,502 residents in the 2020 census for Arizona. This figure represents a twelve percent increase since the previous count.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of Frank Harrison and Harry Austin in Harrison v. Laveen to establish voting rights for Native Americans. This ruling occurred in 1948 after veterans filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County registrars who had refused them the opportunity to register to vote.