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April 25
On this date in 1854, the Gadsden Purchase was ratified and signed by President Franklin Pierce. It became effective June 30.
On this date in 1877, schools in Tucson were closed because of a smallpox epidemic.
On this date in 1896, a plague swept the hog farms in the Salt River Valley and 8,000 hogs died in the following three months.
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Pigs in an enclosure.
On this date in 1898, Gov. Myron H. McCord received official authorization to enlist volunteers for the Rough Riders.
On this date in 1933, bandits held up the Valley Bank at Globe and escaped with $34,000.
April 26
On this date in 1901, notorious Arizona outlaw Black Jack Ketchum was hanged in Clayton, New Mexico. The rope broke and Ketchum’s head came off.
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It seems like almost every Tucson wall tells a story.
Some of them involve the Virgen de Guadalupe and others involve a man s skull shooting colorful beams of light into the ether.
Here s just a little selection of some of our favorites seen around town. Tucson s muralists continue to be hard at work during the pandemic creating images that are both hopeful and thought provoking.Â
UPDATE: Now with 12 more murals that you can find all around Tucson and Sahuarita.Â
Tucson Medical Center Mural
This mural at Tucson Medical Center was painted by Joe Pagac, Katherine Joyce Lester and Arielle Pagac-Alelunas in March 2021. Veronica M. Cruz
By Loni Nannini
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
In a year when traditions have been turned topsy turvy and itâs not possible for people to come to the Mission San Xavier del Bac for the annual Patronatoâs Christmas at San Xavier Concert Series, the Patronato has made it possible for the mission to come to the people.
For the first time in 24 years, the typically sold-out concert can be enjoyed from anywhere in the world through Dec. 31 online at patronatosanxavier.org with a one-time contribution in any amount.
âWhen we realized in April that the concert was not likely to happen due to COVID, we decided to craft a concert where the mission would become the star: We wanted people to experience the beauty that is the Mission San Xavier. Many describe it as the most stunning building in all of Arizona and the finest example of Mexican Baroque architecture in the country,â said Miles Green, executive director of the Patronato San Xavier, a nonprofit