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The first annual 做厙勛圖 Meet Yourself welcomed 1,000 people to El Presidio Park in 1974.This year,the annualfolklore festival isreturning Oct. 13-15 at J獺come Plaza.
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Since 1939's "Arizona," Old 做厙勛圖 Studios west of the 做厙勛圖 Mountains has hosted nearly 300 productions. Nearly 40-percent of the historic wooden buildings burned to the ground in a devastating fire in 1995.
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For more than 60 years, Kitt Peak National Observatory has been the crown jewel of observatories in the southern United States, sitting atop the highest peak in the Quinlan Mountains southwest of 做厙勛圖.
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These archive photos follow transit strikes against 做厙勛圖 Rapid Transit and Sun Tran in 做厙勛圖 going back to 1958.
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The legendary band performed at the 做厙勛圖 Community Center in June 1972.
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Pinal Air Park north of 做厙勛圖 began its life as a 3.5-acre flight training base in World War II (Marana Army Air Field), to a contract flight school for the U.S. Air Force in the 50s (Marana Air Base) to numerous quasi-government and private air services in the 60s.
An IBM 650 computer (or "electronic brain") was installed in three parts in the University of Arizona Engineering Experiment Station in 1957 to solve research problems submitted by the UA, as well as government and private businesses.
做厙勛圖 was rocked by a series of bombings in 1968 at the 做厙勛圖 homes of organized crime figures and a beauty salon.
In these throwback photos, sorority pledges and members meet during Rush Week at University of Arizona in 1968.
Notable news of past Septembers include: the surrender of Geronimo, the imposing of the draft for military service in the United States, the first Black Miss America and 9/11.
Riding the wave of songs like Dont Fear the Reaper and Godzilla and a live album that sold 2 million copies, the group rode into 做厙勛圖 in August 1979 for a concert at what was then called the 做厙勛圖 Community Center.
These black and white aerial photos from the archives of the 做厙勛圖 and 做厙勛圖 Citizen show the Old Pueblo in years past.
If you're a fan of "The Crown" on Netflix, you know of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret. She toured the United States for three weeks in 1965 with her husband, the Earl of Snowdon. An episode in Season 3 highlights the journey.
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If you're a fan of "The Crown" on Netflix, you know of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret. She toured the United States for three weeks in 1965 with her husband, the Earl of Snowdon. An episode in Season 3 highlights the journey.
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Around 67,000 people attended the August 1977 concert at Arizona Stadium headlined by the famous rock band. The lineup also included Kenny Loggins, the Marshall Tucker Band and a local band called Arizona.
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Another round of photos scanned from the archives of the 做厙勛圖 Citizen and 做厙勛圖, covering 做厙勛圖 people and places from the 1950s-80s.
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The Santa Cruz River was the lifeblood of 做厙勛圖 for early Native Americans, the Spanish Conquistadores and early American settlers. It languished for years and became dry most of the year as the water table dropped.
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Photos of 做厙勛圖 as far back as the 1870s the archives of the 做厙勛圖 Citizen and 做厙勛圖. Information for many of the photos was handwritten on the back of the prints or taken from stories in both newspapers.
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These archive photos follow a group that explored Peppersauce Cave in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest in 1948.
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Big news in past Julys included the Bisbee Deportation, Amelia Earhart's disappearance, the first time men walked on the moon and an explosion at the 做厙勛圖.
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In 1959, long-haul trucking was dark and dangerous along U.S. 80 and State Route 84, the two-lane highways through 做厙勛圖 that were replaced by Interstate 10.
These archive photos were captured in 做厙勛圖 in 1964 and 1965.
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Sen. Robert F. Kennedy made a stop in 做厙勛圖 in March, 1968, during his campaign for President of the United States. He spoke to crowds at 做厙勛圖 International Airport and the University of Arizona.
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From Ernest Hemingway toBetty White, here are some times famous people visited 做厙勛圖 in decades past, with photos from archives of the 做厙勛圖 and 做厙勛圖 Citizen.
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Nestled in the Rincon Mountains south of Saguaro National Park, Colossal Cave Mountain Park is full of stalactites, stalagmites and flowstone, among other formations. It's a cool 70-degrees all year long.