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The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Park City hosts two parades each year, one on July Fourth that attracts visitors from all over Utah, and one on Labor Day (locally called Miners' Day) that is more local-oriented. Park City co-hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics with Salt Lake City. Park City usually serves as the finish for the final leg of the Tour of Utah road bike race.
Salt Lake City: Jan 31, 1850: Original county of State of Deseret: The Great Salt Lake, the largest terminal lake in the Western Hemisphere [37] 1,185,813: 742 sq mi (1,922 km 2) San Juan County: 037: Monticello: Feb 17, 1880: Parts of Kane, Iron, and Piute counties
Blue Mountain in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania Bald Eagle State Forest in Union County, Pennsylvania. In its northern section, the Great Valley includes the Champlain Valley around Lake Champlain and the upper Richelieu River that drains it into the Saint Lawrence, the Hudson River Valley, Newburgh Valley, and Wallkill Valley, and the Kittatinny Valley, Upper Delaware River ...
October 25 is the 298th day of the year ... 1760 – George II of Great Britain (b. 1683) ... "Historical Events on October 25". OnThisDay.com.
The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
1760 – George III became King of Great Britain and Ireland, succeeding his grandfather George II. 1920 – Irish playwright and politician Terence MacSwiney (pictured) died after a hunger strike in Brixton Prison , bringing the Irish struggle for independence to international attention.
The Electoral College, every four years, elects the President and Vice President of the United States based on the popular vote in each state and the District of Columbia. Each state's number of votes in the Electoral College is equal to its number of members in the Senate plus members in the House of Representatives. [5]