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The most significant of these was the Homestead Act of 1862, a landmark U.S. law that opened ownership of public lands to male citizens (who had never borne arms against the United States), widows, single women, and immigrants pledging to become citizens. Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln, the act allowed any adult citizen (or intended citizen ...
Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
Trying to skate by on a single Social Security check is a challenge no matter where you live. The average retirement check as of July 2023 was $1,790.56 a month, according to the Social Security...
Oxfam's latest report looks at workers' conditions in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and ranks them based on wage policies, worker protections, and the right to organize. The Best and Worst ...
10 Worst Locations for Gen Z Homebuyers West Palm Beach, Florida, was the least popular city for young homebuyers among the 50 metros analyzed, where only 27.8% of its new mortgages went to people ...
Georgia 32°44′39.9″N 83°01′25.3″W / 32.744417°N 83.023694°W / 32.744417; -83. Freedom is a settlement in the U.S. state of Georgia established in September 2020, in the wake of a breakdown of race relations after the killing of several African Americans, including the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. [ 1 ]
Oxfam has rated North Carolina as the "worst state" for workers for three straight years, with the group pointing to its low minimum wage of $7.25 (also the federal baseline), lack of paid leave ...
Techwood Homes was the first federally funded public housing project in the United States, with 1,230 units opening in 1936. [4] Located in the Centennial Hill district of Downtown Atlanta , it was joined by Clark Howell Homes (both all white) in 1940. [ 4 ]