THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, former Tucson teacher Ignacio Bonillas was named Mexican ambassador to the United States. One of the first Mexicans to graduate from an Arizona school, Bonillas can be seen in this portrait from 1939.  Today we’re featuring a touching story about a group of Queen […]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1920, the fourth state legislature voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution’s 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. This photo shows a woman’s suffrage banner hanging in downtown Tucson circa 1914.  Did you see the mysterious lights over Arizona on Monday night? They were […]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1821, John Ross Browne, an artist and author who wrote extensively about Arizona, was born in Dublin, Ireland. Click here to read excerpts from his book, Adventures in the Apache Country.  As the NFL season drew to a close yesterday with the Eagles defeating the […]

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1857, Greek camel driver Hadji Ali arrived in the U.S. with a shipload of camels to be used for Arizona’s first wagon transport. Ali became known as “Hi Jolly” due to the common mispronunciation of his name. Here’s a photo of Ali circa 1857. If you’re still […]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1932, Gordon Sawyer, the vice president of Southern Arizona Bank in Tucson, was kidnapped. Sawyer’s abductor, Clayton Adkins, kept him in a dry well and demanded a $60,000 ransom. Instead, Sawyer was rescued days later, and Adkins was sentenced to life in prison. In this photo, […]

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1918, Arizona flour mills began making extra barley and corn flour to conserve wheat after Washington D.C. officials urged the country to save food to help win World War I. Here’s a photo of the Eagle Mills company in Tucson during that time period.  Speaking […]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1890, Walter and Edward Vail started driving 1,000 head of cattle to California after boycotting the Southern Pacific Railroad—the last major cattle drive in Arizona and one of the last in the country. Here’s a photo of one such Arizona cattle drive circa 1890. Are […]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025 Good Morning! Operation Haylift began on this day in 1949, when U.S. Air Force pilots dropped hay, food, fuel, and clothing to the Navajo Reservation after a severe blizzard. The Navajo signaled what they needed by writing it in the snow. (See Photo)   On that subject, snow finally arrived in Flagstaff […]

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1887, the first train robbery in Arizona history occurred when two masked men stole $20,000 from the Southern Pacific passenger train, 17 miles east of Tucson.  How about an Arizona bucket list to kick your morning off? Here are 30 of the state’s must-see spots, including […]