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U.S. State Flags: Alabama – Louisiana

      Alabama – Louisiana Maine – Oklahoma Oregon – Wyoming   Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii…

U.S. State Flags: Maine – Oklahoma

        Alabama – Louisiana Maine – Oklahoma Oregon – Wyoming     Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada…

U.S. State Flags: Oregon – Wyoming

      Alabama – Louisiana Maine – Oklahoma Oregon – Wyoming     Oregon (front) Oregon (back) Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas…

States by Order of Entry Into the Union

The first (and last) U.S. states The original 13 colonies were a group of British territories in North America. Among the Thirteen colonies, Virginia was the first to be settled by English people.…

Percent of Same-sex Couple Households, by State

The following table lists the percentage of same-sex partner households in every U.S. state according to the Census 2000, the 2010 Census and the 2010 American Community Survey. The American…

2017’s Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers

As summer rolls around, more and more teenagers will be obtaining their licenses and hitting the road. One of the main things parents worry about when their teens finally begin to drive is their…

Brewer's: Connecticut

U.S. America, is the Indian Quin—neh—tuk—qut, meaning “land of the long tidal river.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Connubialis de Mulcibre fecit…

Brewer's: Nebraska

U.S. A word of Indian origin, meaning the “shallow river.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894NebuchadnezzarNebo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Louisiana

U.S. America. So named in compliment to Louis XIV. of France. Originally applied to the French possessions in the Mississippi Valley. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…