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Virginia

Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…

Webster, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Webster, Daniel, 1782–1852, American statesman, lawyer, and orator, b. Salisbury (now in Franklin), N.H. As a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1827–41), he became a leading political…

2005 Murder Rate in Cities

(rate per 100,000 population) The following table shows the murder rate in 100 U.S. cities during 2005. Find city and state names, ranks, and murder rates for select U.S. cities. RankCityMurder…

The Judiciary Act of 1789

In the Judiciary Act of 1789, the First Congress provided the detailed organization of a federal judiciary that the Constitution had sketched only in general terms. Acting on its…

National Football League Team Profiles

America's Favorite Pastime by Mark Zurlo With millions of fans across the globe, football has become one of the world's most popular sports, and has (arguably) replaced baseball…

Russian Far East

(Encyclopedia) Russian Far East, formerly Soviet Far East, federal district (1989 est. pop. 7,941,000), c.2,400,000 sq mi (6,216,000 sq km), encompassing the entire northeast coast of Asia and…

New Hampshire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut River forming the boundary (W), the…

Dickens, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Dickens, Charles, 1812–70, English author, b. Portsmouth, one of the world's most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists. Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature…