Happy Birthday, Arizona.! She's 96 today and joined the Union on February 14, 1912

[Bobbieo]

[GodlessBiker]

1. The state is finally as old as the average age of its residents. Woohoo!!

Yes, I know, there are many younger people living in Arizona.

Congratulations, Arizona!

[taterguy]

2. Arizona Rocks!

Well, parts of it do anyway

[Bobbieo]

3. She was rocking the other day with ten earth tremors in three days.

They seemed to have stopped for the time being!!

[Kolesar]

6. A man DIED there on the Devil's Staircase a few minutes after I lugged my backpack up the switchback

It was a beautiful, temperate October day in 2000. As I was hiking into Indian Garden campground, the rangers all came running out of there with first aid kits in hand.

In time, the helicopter flew in and landed at the closest landing spot. The bird was there a long time. There was time because they had nobody to fly to the hospital, they were just recovering a body.

That's how I want to go.

[ChazII]

4. We are not the only state

that has a Valentine birthday. Oregon also celebrates its birthday. :D My students will be celebrating AZ's birthday at our Valentine party today. Thanks for the birthday wishes.

edited for typo

[CTyankee]

8. My grandmother's name was Arizona and her sister was named Nevada, but this was

in the 1870s. I was amazed, growing up in Texas, that anyone would name their children for territories.

P.S. My grandmother and great aunt were referred to as Zona and Vada (pronounced vayda).

[Snarkturian Clone]

5. Nice flag NT

[Angela Shelley]

7. Arizona, has anybody ever seen it all?

:party:

[Elspeth]

9. Ah, almost as old as her current Senator

and Presidential candidate.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

:evilgrin:

[Javaman]

10. I heard that mclame was the MC at the inauguration ceremony. nt

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

11. She's Hot!

But it's that dry heat...

[TalkAgain]

12. ......

[KansDem]

13. I just drove through there last year...she didn't look a day over 80!

Happy Birthday, Arizona! :party: