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 101 STAT. 100

PUBLIC LAW 100-10—MAR. 12, 1987

Public Law 100-10 100th Congress

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Joint Resolution Mar. 12, 1987 [S.J. Res. 46]

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Whereas President William Howard Taft signed the Arizona statehood bill on the morning of February 14, 1912; and Whereas Arizona had prayed for admission to the Union as a separate State from New Mexico, waging a valiant effort for this goal; and Whereas Arizona is the host to ancient American cultures as well as the largest Indian tribe in the United States today; and Whereas European settlement and influence has been present in Arizona for more than four centuries; and Whereas the Hopi village of Oraibi is the oldest continually inhabited community in the United States; and Whereas Arizona has more National Parks and Monuments than any other State, among these is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the magnificent Grand Canyon; and Whereas Arizona was the birthplace of Indians and Anglos living in peace and understanding when Captain Thomas J. Jeffords and Chiricahua Apache Chief Cochise pioneered mutual trust between the white and redman; and Whereas Arizona has been a front-line defender of the United States in eight wars. From the Mexican War to Vietnam, Arizona has contributed skilled horsemen, scouts, Navajo code talkers, thousands of trained pilots, and courageous service men and women to the cause of victory; and Whereas today Arizona is the fastest growing State in the Union, rich in natural resources and talented people. Arizona has attracted numerous creative residents to its casual lifestyle who have enriched the cultural life; and Whereas Arizona stands in the forefront of medical advances, hightechnology engineering, and advanced astronomy. It offers scholars of the world a valued opportunity to study the preColumbian past as well as the envisioned future: Now, therefore, be it

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