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Maryland

Maryland State Information Capital: Annapolis Official Name: State of Maryland Organized as a Territory: 1632 Entered Union & Rank: April 28, 1788 (7th of the original 13 states) Present…

Vermont

  Vermont State Information Capital: Montpelier Official Name: State of Vermont Organized as a territory/republic: January 15, 1777 Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14th state) Present…

Luis G. FORTUÑO, Congress, PR (1960)

FORTUÑO Luis G. , a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., October 31, 1960; B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1982; J.D., University of Virginia,…

Distinctive Destinations for 2008

Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation designates a dozen distinctive places for Americans to visit. According to Richard Moe, president of the…

Distinctive Destinations for 2009

Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation designates a dozen distinctive places for Americans to visit. According to Richard Moe, president of the…

Bhutan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Bhutan Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Bhutan Relations PEOPLEThe people of Bhutan can…

Dominica Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Dominica Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe island's indigenous Arawak people were expelled or…

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane Deadwood, South Dakota Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok rode into the wild gold-mining town of Deadwood, S.D., in June 1876. Hickok's residence was of short duration as he was…

British Columbia Map: Geography, Facts & Figures

British Columbia is a beautiful province located on the Western Canada map, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest, the province of the Yukon to the north…