August 19
Without firing a shot, Navajos on this date in 1875 seized the Agency at Fort Defiance in protest over inaction by the Commissioner to remove their agent, W.F.M. Arny, whom they had twice petitioned to...
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On this date in 1775, the site of the Presidio de San Augustin de Tucson was selected and laid out by Lt. Colonel Don Hugo O'Conor of the Royal Spanish Army. This photograph shows a diorama...
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On this date in 1959, Tucson's biggest employer was Hughes Aircraft with 5, 200 employees. This photograph of the Hughes Aircraft Plant and workers is undated.
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On this date in 1821, the Plan of Iguala proclaimed Mexico's independence from Spain. Tucson passed from Spanish to Mexican rule. This image shows a watercolor by Russell Bartlett called "Tucson,...
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On this date in 1886, Lt. Charles B. Gatewood, accompanied only by two Apache scouts, entered an Apache camp in the Sierra Madre Mountains south of the Mexican border and persuaded Geronimo to...
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On this day in 1893, a Phoenix court reporter invented and applied for the patent on a center space bar for typewriters which would be operated by the thumb. This photograph shows Mary Hughston seated...
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The airship Graf Zeppelin sailed over Tucson on its around-the-world journey on this date in 1929. Citizens watched from their rooftops as the bells of St. Augustine Cathedral were rung.
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa and his army were mustered out on this date in 1920. The men surrendered their arms and ammunition, and were given three months pay and transportation to their homes. This...
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On this date in 1912, a new state law required that every owner of a motor vehicle pay $5 per year for a license. License number 1 was issued to Dr. Hiram Fenner of Tucson. This undated photograph is...
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Jacob Hamblin, Mormon missionary, scout and explorer who was in charge of the colonization along the Little Colorado River and served as a guide to Major John Wesley Powell, died on this date in 1886....
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On this date in 1917, Arizona Red Cross Chapters were told to prepare for war efforts. This undated photograph shows a typical Red Cross Health Center in Southern Arizona in the early part of the 20th...
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The Tucson City Council on this date in 1907 passed an ordinance forbidding tuberculosis patients or other health seekers from erecting tents within city limits. As a result, a city of tents springs up...
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On this date in 1927, a contract was awarded for the construction of the U.S. Veterans' Hospital in Tucson. This photo shows a courtyard in the completed structure circa 1930.
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The first case of bubonic plague ever found in Arizona was found in Yuma on this date in 1929. This undated photo shows a street in downtown Yuma.
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On this date in 1899, Henry Fountain Ashurst, youngest member of the Territorial Legislature of Arizona and Speaker of the House, introduced House Bill 41 which created the Northern Arizona Normal...
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Health officers closed all public places in Globe on this date in 1918 when smallpox broke out. This undated photo shows a street scene in downtown Globe.
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A dentist's ad in the Arizona Gazette on this date in 1896 offered extractions for 50 cents, silver fillings for $1.50, gold fillings for $2 and plates from $7 to $10 with a Saturday Special of 25...
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On this date in 1902, the Arizona Daily Star reported that Tucson was known far and wide as a health resort and as a center for agriculture, cattle ranching and mining. This photo shows Tucson circa...
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On this date in 1918, the Tucson Board of Health issued an order that no one should appear in public without wearing a mask in order to combat the spread of influenza. Five thousand masks were given...
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All of Tucson turned out on this day in 1920 for a day of volunteer labor at Pastime Park where the federal government was erecting a tent city sanatorium for soldiers with tuberculosis. This undated...
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