The Eleven States of the United States
It was on July 26, 1788 that New York became the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution’s Seventh Article stated that “The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.” The ninth to ratify [...]
State of California
On September 9, 1850 California became the 31st state of the United States of America. It was admitted as a Free State. The name California is believed to derived from a paradise ruled by Queen Califia. The Myth of Califia was first recorded in 1510. It it thought that this myth helped to fuel the [...]
State of Minnesota
Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. he name comes from the Dakota language. The word Mnisota can be translated into sky-tinted water, and so named the Minnesota River. The State took its name from the river. [...]
Partriots’ Day
April 19, 1775 has been determined to be the first battle of the American Revolution. It was on that day that the Battles of Lexington and Concord, near Boston were fought. The first shots were fired shortly after first light. This day is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Maine, which [...]
Juan Ponce de León
April 2nd is a holiday in Florida because on April 2, 1513, Palm Sunday, the explorer Juan Ponce de León first landed on the Florida Peninsula at a location near present day St. Augustine. It’s believed that this was the first time that an European had stepped onto the peninsula. Ponce de León named it [...]
The Maryland Colony
The history of the Maryland Colony began with a failed attempt by George Calvert, the First Lord Baltimore, in Newfoundland. Calvert had been the Secretary of State under King James I and he had requested a chance to build a colony in the New World. The “Province of Avalon” began settlement in 1623 and by [...]
The Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is a large body of water located on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The States of Maryland and Virginia border the Chesapeake Bay and the bay has a major economic impact on both of those states. The Chesapeake Bay is 200 miles long with its widest point being 35 miles [...]
The State of Maine
On March 15, 1820 the State of Maine was admitted to the union of the United States as its 23rd State. The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party that included Samuel de Champlain. The first English settlement in Maine was established by the Plymouth Company at Popham in 1607. [...]
Utah
On January 4, 1896 Utah was admitted as the 45th State of the United States. This was after its seventh attempt. The first was in 1849. The lands of Utah is thought to have been inhabited by man for 12,000 years, but it wasn’t until around 1776 that the first Spanish explorers arrived. Next came [...]
Oklahoma
The State of Oklahoma became the 46th State to join the United States when they were admitted to the union on November 16, 1907. The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw phrase okla homma, red people. The name was suggested by Choctaw Chief Allen Wright in 1866 when the area was considered part of the [...]
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