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The Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona's abortion ban
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs Union and Confederate armies clashed in a bloody fourth year of the Civil War, President Abraham...
A big chunk of Arizona became part of US 169 years ago. What to know about the Gadsden Purchase
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 170 years ago this week, Mexico sold a substantial chunk of what is now Arizona to the United...
Minnesota has a new state flag. What other flags should change? Here's a look at all 50
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMinnesota has a new look. The State Emblems Redesign Commission announced it approved the new state...
50 years ago, Illinois became the first state to create a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn Sept. 17, 1973, Illinois became the first state to make Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday....
Juneteenth as a paid holiday? Some states stall or say no
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople attend Juneteenth celebrations in Harlem in New York last year. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez /...
Racist roots: How Confederate migration spread white supremacy in the West
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs a graduate student at University of California Irvine, Patrick A. Testa wondered why there were...
Patt Morrison: Confederate sentiment in Southern California ran deeper than you might know
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis week marks the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender near the end of the Civil War. Southern...
What's your state song? Every state (except one) has an official tune.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of the United States in 1931 when...
Will the Supreme Court's case on Trump's eligibility impact Arizona candidates? Maybe
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFormer President Donald Trump's ongoing legal troubles are looming large over his first visit to...
Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo? The history behind the holiday Arizonans love to toast
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYou know Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, right? That’s a common misperception about...