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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 46 |
Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859. |
History > United States |
12/12/08 |
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| 47 |
Pennsylvania became a state on December 12, 1787. |
History > United States |
12/14/08 |
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| 48 |
Rhode Island became a state on May 29, 1790. |
History > United States |
12/13/08 |
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| 49 |
South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788. |
History > United States |
12/13/08 |
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| 50 |
Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. |
History > United States |
12/13/08 |
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| 51 |
Texas became a state on December 29, 1845. |
History > United States |
12/12/08 |
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| 52 |
The Attorney General is seventh in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/17/08 |
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| 53 |
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place at Breed's Hill. |
History > United States |
10/13/08 |
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| 54 |
The capital of the USA is Washington D.C. |
History > United States |
05/19/08 |
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| 55 |
The famous order, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" was issued during the Battle of Bunker Hill. |
History > United States |
11/01/08 |
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| 56 |
The haunting melody, we know as "Taps" used at Military funerals, began in 1862 during the Civil War. |
History > United States |
12/11/08 |
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| 57 |
The President pro tempore of the Senate is third in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
07/26/08 |
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| 58 |
The principle of judicial review was established in the United States Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison. |
History > United States |
06/17/08 |
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| 59 |
The Secretary of Agriculture is ninth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/12/08 |
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| 60 |
The Secretary of Commerce is tenth in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
08/15/08 |
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