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1. In 1906, the Roosevelt Dam was completed, creating the largest artificial lake in Arizona, Roosevelt Lake.
2. In 1919, Arizona ratified the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
3. In 1928, a major earthquake centered near the Arizona-Mexico border shook the state, causing damage to buildings and roads.
4. In 1968, the iconic London Bridge was dismantled and transported to Lake Havasu City in Arizona, where it was reassembled and became a tourist attraction.
5. In 1982, retired astronaut Frank Borman was elected to Congress, representing Arizona's 5th Congressional District. Borman had served as the commander of the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
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