Delaware State Facts
Entered Union: December 7, 1787 (1st State)Present constitution adopted: 1897
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Del./DENicknames: Diamond State; First State; Small…
New Hampshire State Facts
Entered Union: June 21, 1788 (9th State)Present constitution adopted: 1784
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State abbreviation/Postal code: N.H./NHNickname: Granite StateOrigin of name: From…
Day-to-day news from Beijing by Liz Olson, Mark Hughes, Chris Warner, and Beth Rowen Top Medal Count*United States: 110China: 100Russia: 72 Friday, Aug. 8 The 2008 Summer Games open in…
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009.
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Capital: Trenton State abbreviation/Postal code: N.J./NJ Governor: Chris Christie, R (to Jan. 2018) Senators: Robert Menendez, D (to Jan. 2019); Cory Booker, D (to Jan. 2021…
The Name Game The origins of professional sports team names by Mike Morrison and John Gettings Do you know why the Los Angeles NBA team is known as the Lakers, despite the lack of lakes in…
Capital: Oklahoma City State abbreviation/Postal code: Okla./OK Governor: Mary Fallin, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Todd Lamb, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: James…
