New Mexico Territory of New Mexico for a half-century until admitted to the Union in 1912 as the 47th state (followed just under six weeks later by the Arizona Territory/State of Arizona, which became the 48th state, finally filling out the coast-to-coast continental expanse of the United States). As the route to California, New Mexico Territory was disputed territory during the American Civil War. Settlers in the southern part of the Territory willingly joined the Confederate States in 1861 as the newly organized Confederate Territory of Arizona, with a representative delegate to the Confederate Congress in the capital of Richmond. This territory consisted
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) Motown used for acts that recorded material with more of an R&B flavor than a pop flavor. In 1972, the group had success with their cover of musician Kris Kristofferson's ballad, "Help Me Make It Through the Night". The song helped to make the group's transition from soul and blues-oriented material to more middle of the road flair. In late 1972, the group began recording songs for what would be their final album, "Neither One of Us", at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studios in Detroit. Among the songs they would record that wounded up on the album included a funk-oriented cover