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1 day ago · United States, country in North America, a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid- Pacific Ocean.
Sep 24, 2024 · Background. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a ...
Sep 10, 2024 · Map: Private Robert K. Sneden, mapmaker for Samuel P. Heintzelman's III Corps. The Battle of Malvern Hill was fought on July 1, 1862, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac.
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2 days ago · United States US judges warned to prepare for election-year security risks at courthouses September 27, 2024. Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current...
2 days ago · The United States is the third most populous country in the world, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. [ 14 ] The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, [ 15 ] below the world average annual rate of 0.9%. [ 16 ]
5 days ago · Its most populous states are California with a population of 39.5 million and Texas with a population of 28.7 million, and its most populous city is New York City with a population of 8.4 million. The largest state in the US by population is California, which is estimated to be home to just over 39.5 million people.
2 days ago · Oligarchy. [edit] Further information: Income inequality in the United States § Effects on democracy and society. In 2014, United Press International reported that the political structure of the United States has become an oligarchy, where a small economic elite overwhelmingly dominate policy and law. [ 71 ]
1 day ago · When Columbus arrived, he found the New World inhabited by peoples who in all likelihood had originally come from the continent of Asia. Probably these first inhabitants had arrived 20,000 to 35,000 years before in a series of migrations from Asia to North America by way of the Bering Strait.
3 days ago · United States - Diversity, Immigration, Culture: After decades of immigration and acculturation, many U.S. citizens can trace no discernible ethnic identity, describing themselves generically only as “American,” while others claim mixed identities.
