Mississippi State Facts
Organized as territory: April 7, 1798Entered Union: Dec. 10, 1817 (20th State)Present constitution adopted: 1890
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Miss./MSNickname…
—By Borgna BrunnerSedna Debuts, Rattling Poor Pluto Artist's rendition of the planetoid Sedna On March 15, 2004, astronomers confirmed the discovery of the most distant object ever identified in…
(Encyclopedia) Freemasonry, teachings and practices of the secret fraternal order officially known as the Free and Accepted Masons, or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
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Virginia State Facts
Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)Present constitution adopted: 1970
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VANicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…
Maryland State Facts
Entered Union: April 28, 1788 (7th State)Present constitution adopted: 1867
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Md./MDNicknames: Free State; Old Line StateOrigin of…
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(Encyclopedia) space probe, space vehicle carrying sophisticated instrumentation but no crew, designed to explore various aspects of the solar system (see space exploration). Unlike an artificial…
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Baby names are an important cultural tradition across the world, and have been for thousands of years. Different cultures have a variety of ways to choose given names, so it’s only…
