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  1. List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
    5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
    72: | [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]]
  2. Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
    20: ... Edward Snowden leaks highly classified documents from the National Security Agency.
    52: ...inson's disease. He lies in the state at the U.S. Capitol building before being interred.
    54: ...Washington bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic rifle.
    55: ...ernment shutdown in American history, which lasts from December 22, 2018 to *January 25, 2019 (35 days...
    87: ...l emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds.
  3. George Washington (29551 bytes)
    26: ...e was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemason]] in Fredericksburg on [[4 February]] [[1752]]. On Lawren...
    28: ==French and Indian War and afterwards==
    31: ...nternational incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually became the...
    33: ...ition]], which successfully drove the French away from [[Fort Duquesne]].
    37: ...en. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[Continental Congress]] ...
  4. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
    22: ...e]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. He graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1787]], and was ele...
    26: ...list]] to the [[United States Senate]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1803]], until [[June 8]], [[1808...
    28: ...814]], and Minister to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] from [[1815]] to [[1817]]. During this time, Adams a...
    30: ...cquisition of [[Florida]] and in keeping the U.S. from becoming dependent on [[England]]. He is someti...
    37: ...val [[Andrew Jackson]]. Adams served as President from [[March 4]], [[1825]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]....
  5. Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
    18: ...e first president who had lived on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associa...
    22: ...trust and dislike of Eastern aristocrats stemming from his feeling that they were too inclined to favo...
    24: ...began to prosper in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier law. He became a colonel in the state milit...
    34: ...ackson's election represented a significant break from that past.
    36: He was also the first President from a state west of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. ...
  6. Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
    1: [[Image:VPthomasrmarshall.JPG|frame|Thomas R. Marshall]]
    2: ...ited States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] from [[1913]] to [[1921]].
    5: ...s born in [[North Manchester, Indiana]], where he frequently spent time at the courthouse listening to...
    7: He served as [[Governor]] of [[Indiana]] from [[1909]] to [[1913]]. He was a popular speaker...
    13: ...bers of the Senate in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] building. Before this, Presidents had made a h...
  7. Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
    2: [[image:HenryWilson.jpg|framed|Henry Wilson]]
    3: ... [[1875]]) was a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice Pre...
    5: ...was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
    7: ...]] in [[1859]], [[1865]] and [[1871]], and served from [[January 31]], [[1855]], to [[March 3]], [[187...
    9: ... [[1873]], until his death in the [[United States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was interre...
  8. United States (58223 bytes)
    36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[...
    58: ...on of the Americas]], [[thirteen colonies]] split from Great Britain and formed the United States, the...
    60: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves in states in rebellion, though...
    62: ...e U.S. acquired a number of overseas possessions, from [[Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave...
    70: ... American people. Americans enjoy [[universal suffrage]]. ''More information at the Main article: [[P...
  9. Alaska (24727 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
    14: Governor = [[Frank Murkowski]] |
    40: ...ackground:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
    66: ...|2000]]. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the [[Aleut]] word for "great country" or "main...
    71: ...Americas|the first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia]]. [[Vitus Bering]] sailed east and saw ...
  10. North Carolina (18268 bytes)
    44: ...the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British crown.
    46: ...n [[plank]] road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] i...
    48: ...press the "rebellion" that "you can get no troops from North Carolina." However, under his leadership...
    54: *[[1868]]: This was framed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Act...
    72: ...an $10,000 and misdemeanor and infraction appeals from District Court are tried in Superior Court. A j...
  11. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    39: ...o grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|K&#299;lauea]]. Ethnically, it is the...
    44: ...tatues representing Hawaii in the [[United States Capitol]].
    51: ...of the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O&#6...
    54: ...iian Islands were formed by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geolo...
    58: The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the Island of Hawaii to Maui and subsequently t...
  12. Iowa (24205 bytes)
    45: *French explorers [[Louis Joliet]] and [[Jacques Marq...
    47: ... in June [[1833]]. Primarily, they were families from [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York]], [[Ind...
    51: ...e [[Iowa General Assembly]] passed a [[women's suffrage]] amendment in [[1870]].
    55: ...ary industry is agriculture, it also produces [[refrigerator]]s, [[washing machine]]s, [[fountain pen]...
    128: *2.1% [[African American|Black]]
  13. Kansas (21369 bytes)
    37: '''Kansas''', derived from the [[Sioux|Siouan]] word Kansa meaning "People...
    44: ...lace. On [[March 30]], [[1855]] "Border Ruffians" from [[Missouri]] invaded Kansas during the territor...
    52: ...t]], and [[Carrie Nation]]. Famous sport athletes from Kansas include [[Barry Sanders]], [[Gale Sayers...
    75: ...termine if evolution should once again be removed from state science standards.
    78: ...ors of Kansas]]; [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Kansas]]
  14. Maryland (22654 bytes)
    8: Nickname = Old Line State; Free State |
    47: ...sm mandatory, a large number of Puritans migrated from Virginia to Maryland, and were given land for a...
    53: ... that [[the Star Spangled Banner]] was written by Francis Scott Key.
    81: ...summers and cold winters. Growing climate varies from USDA Zone 8 on the Eastern Shore and in the cit...
    149: ...ions of the state to Frederick, and I-70 connects Frederick with Baltimore. I-695 is the Baltimore bel...
  15. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    38: ...ate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...aylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footn...
    46: ...America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to [[Maine]]. The [[London ...
    48: ...overnor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1776]], the [[V...
    50: ...a is one of the states that [[secession|seceded]] from the Union to become the [[Confederate States of...
  16. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    38: ...British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful co...
    44: ...north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width ...
    52: ...particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique ...
    58: ...ing the era Native Americans migrated year-round. From [[1000 BCE]] to [[1600|1600 CE]] was the Woodla...
    60: ..., [[1609]], [[French colonization of the Americas|French explorer]] [[Samuel de Champlain]] claimed th...
  17. Utah (29154 bytes)
    74: ...e most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher...
    85: [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] may have crossed int...
    96: ...ce Brigham Young as territorial governor with [[Alfred Cumming]]. The resulting conflict is known as t...
    98: ...nd [[Paiutes]] attacked and killed 120 immigrants from [[Missouri]], an event called the [[Mountain Me...
    100: ...ng, Johnston established Fort Floyd 40 miles away from Salt Lake City, to the southwest.
  18. Texas (39610 bytes)
    38: ...nguage]] of the [[Hasinai]], ''tejas'', meaning ''friends'' or ''allies''; [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers...
    42: ...ist of U.S. state mottos | state motto]] &mdash; "Friendship"
    50: ** flying &mdash; [[Mexican free-tailed bat]]
    57: ...om you talk to (and which part of Texas they come from), Texas forms part of the [[U.S. Southern State...
    62: ...ve flown over its soil: the [[Fleur-de-lis]] of [[France]], and the national flags of [[Spain]], [[Mex...
  19. Tennessee (19096 bytes)
    39: ...ed "Tanasqui" in [[1567]] while travelling inland from [[South Carolina]]. European settlers later enc...
    48: ...9]], nearly 17,000 Cherokees were forced to march from Eastern Tennessee to [[Indian Territory]] west ...
    50: ...ennessee was the last Confederate state to secede from the Union when it did so on [[June 8]], [[1861]...
    52: Tennessee was the only state that seceded from the Union that did not have a military governor...
    60: ...ll State Park|Bicentennial Mall]]) at the foot of Capitol Hill in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].
  20. North Dakota (14827 bytes)
    44: ...nited States]] to be explored and settled. The [[French-Canadian]] trader [[La V鲥ndrye]] was the fi...
    46: ...Clark]], they were at least somewhat aware of the French, then Spanish claims to their territory.
    50: ...th the [[1920s]] farm crisis. The original state capitol burned to the ground in the [[1930s]] and was rep...
    57: ... elects two House Representatives and one Senator from each of 47 districts apportioned by population....
    61: ...ly complex. Each of the 53 counties has a court, from which appeals are sent directly to the [[North ...

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