FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1877, Tucson became Arizona’s first city, and the subsequent arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880 solidified its footprint. See more history and photos here. Yesterday, we covered how Arizona’s first senator, Henry Ashurst, helped establish Northern Arizona University. Today, we offer a glimpse inside his […]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1899, Henry Fountain Ashurst, the youngest member of the Territorial Legislature of Arizona, introduced a bill to create the Northern Arizona Normal School, known as Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff today. Here’s a photo of Ashurst.  There have been several lucky lottery wins across Arizona in recent […]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, chapters from the Arizona Red Cross received word to start preparing for war. Here’s a photo of a typical Red Cross Health Center in Southern Arizona in the early part of the 20th century.   Did you know that while Arizona isn’t particularly known for […]