Oct. 14: Today in Arizona history

October 14, 2012 7:00 am • Arizona Daily Star

1909: President William Howard Taft visits the Grand Canyon.

1948: The Tucson Airport Authority signs a 25-year-lease to run the Tucson Municipal Airport at its new South Side site.

1963: Rehearsal for Tucson filming of folk-song TV show "Hootenanny."

1966: District 1 enrollment passes 50,000.

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