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1 | Wyoming became a state on July 10, 1890. | History > United States | 12/13/08 | |
2 | Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848. | History > United States | 12/13/08 | |
3 | West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863. | History > United States | 12/14/08 | |
4 | Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. | History > United States | 12/12/08 | |
5 | Virginia Dare was the first child born in the Roanoke Colony in 1587. | History > United States | 01/09/15 | |
6 | Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788. | History > United States | 12/14/08 | |
7 | Vermont was the first state admitted to the United States after the original 13 colonies became states. | History > United States | 12/16/08 | |
8 | Vermont became a state on March 4, 1791. | History > United States | 12/13/08 | |
9 | Utah became a state on January 4, 1896. | History > United States | 12/14/08 | |
10 | Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state. | History > United States | 06/13/08 | |
11 | The Vice President is first in the line of presidential succession. | History > United States | 08/01/08 | |
12 | The United States Mint was established in 1792 in Philadelphia. | History > United States | 12/23/08 | |
13 | The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. | History > United States | 05/19/08 | |
14 | The Underground Railroad was a system of escape routes to the north. | History > United States | 06/16/08 | |
15 | The two front-runners (top two contenders) in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. | History > United States | 06/17/08 |
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