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Events on Saturday 6 January 1912 1
1912New Mexico admitted as a U.S. stateBecomes the 47th state of the UnionNew Mexico is admitted to the United States as the 47th state on 6 January 1912, after more than 60 years as a U.S. territory. Its admission, along with Arizona's weeks later, completes the contiguous 48 states outside of Alaska and Hawaii.