Phoenix

The Hohokam people created roughly 135 miles of irrigation canals in the Phoenix area, making the desert land arable.

Phoenix is known as the 'Valley of the Sun' due to its location in the Salt River Valley.

The greater Phoenix region is home to the only thriving feral population of rosy-faced lovebirds in the U.S.

Phoenix became the first major city in the U.S. to have an average monthly temperature over 100 °F in July 2023.

In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.