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alabama.alaska.arizona.arkansas.california.colorado.connecticut.delaware.
Are there not 52 states?
There are fifty (50) states and Washington D.C.The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959. Washington D.C. is a federal district under the authority of Congress. Local government is run by a mayor and 13 member city council.
Hawaii joined the Union on this day in 1959, an act that remains historically significant but not without controversy. Eisenhower then signed a proclamation naming Hawaii as the 50th state on August 21, 1959.
Why do people think there are 52 states?
Because they get confused with a deck of cards – it’s all ‘fifty-something’. It’s because Washington D.C isn’t counted because it is the nation’s capital. If it were counted there would be 50. There are 50 states plus Washington D.C.
On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the United States. Formerly part of Mexico, Texas had been an independent country since 1836. Texas entered the nation as a state that legalized slavery, and seceded from it 15 years later as part of the Confederate States of America.
Are there 50 or 52 stars on the American flag?
There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies. from The CIA World Factbook.
What states start with Z?
But Q isn’t the only rare letter in our state names here in the U.S. The letter Z appears only in the name of one state (Arizona) and X in just two (Texas and New Mexico). P is also fairly rare among the 50, as it appears in only three state names — Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and New Hampshire.
Washington DC is not one of the 50 states. But it’s an important part of the U.S. The District of Columbia is our nation’s capital. Congress established the federal district from land belonging to the states of Maryland and Virginia in 1790.
What is the name of the 51st state?
On May 15, 2013, Resident Commissioner Pierluisi introduced H.R. 2000 to Congress to “set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a state of the Union”, asking for Congress to vote on ratifying Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
Is Alaska The 49 or 50 state?
1959: Alaska and Hawaii admitted, respectively, as the 49th and 50th states of the Union.
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