They showed up on the official seal before statehood, but not even Arizona's state historian can pinpoint the beginnings of the Five C's.

But the new design won out, and Phoenix newspaper cartoonist E.E. Motter was paid $50 to sketch it ... land grants and subject to raids from Apache tribal members, leaving some ranches abandoned.

On the eve of the 97th annual Academy Awards, let’s revisit some of the wildest things that have ever gone down in the name of the little golden man ...