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 […]

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 […]

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1947, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Amir Saud toured the Salt River Valley to learn how agricultural development could be better implemented in his own country.  The big Barrett-Jackson car auction concluded in Scottsdale yesterday, featuring a 2025 C8 Corvette ZR1 that sold for $3.7 million, […]