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Washington

  Capital: Olympia Official Name: The State of Washington Organized as a territory: March 2, 1853 Entered Union (rank): November 11, 1889 (42nd) Present constitution adopted: 1889 State…

Arizona

Colorado State Information Capital: Phoenix, AZ 85007 Official Name: State of Arizona Organized as a territory/republic: February 24, 1863 Entered Union (rank): February 14, 1912 (48th) Present…

Dickey, Eric Jerome

(Encyclopedia) Dickey, Eric Jerome, 1961- 2021, African-American author, b. Memphis, TN, Memphis State Univ. (BS, 1983). Dickey studied engineering and…

Lakewood

(Encyclopedia) Lakewood. 1 City (1990 pop. 73,557), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Long Beach; inc. 1954. Nearby are extensive aerospace, high-technology, and…

Yeager, Chuck

(Encyclopedia) Yeager, Chuck (Charles Elwood Yeager)Yeager, Chuckyāˈgər [key], 1923–2020, American aviator, b. Myra, W.Va. An ace fighter pilot during World War II, he was a military test pilot…

Binghamton

(Encyclopedia) Binghamton Binghamton bĭngˈəmtən [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 47,969), seat of Broome co., S…

San Bernardino, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) San BernardinoSan Bernardinosăn bûrˌnədēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. It is the center…

Phoenix, Ariz.

Mayor: Greg Stanton (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 1,445,632 (6); Male: 725,020 (50.2%); Female: 720…

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mayor: John Suthers (to 2019)2010 census population (rank): 416,427 (41); % change: 28.4; Male: 203,944 (49.0%); Female: 212,483 (51.0%); White: 328,326 (78.8%); Black: 26,253 (6.3%); American Indian…