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The United States of America is a sovereign state stretching across North America between Canada and Mexico, Alaska in the continent's northwest, the mid-Pacific archipelago of Hawaii and several territories in the Pacific & Caribbean. Founded by European émigrés rebelling from British control in the 1700s, the US spread across the continent by conquest and land-purchase to become the most powerful country on the planet after the Cold War in the 1900s.
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How did the USS Reprisal sink?
Reprisal indeed sank in a storm, but there seems to be some dispute as to whether it was on October 1st or November 1st. This is one of the surviving contemporary reports from an "Extract of a letter …
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Who was the first member of the United States Senate to resign?
It was William Paterson of New Jersey, who was only the third person to vacate a seat for any reason in the United States Senate when he resigned on November 13, 1790 to become the second govenor of N …
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Where can I find annual population estimates for each US state, from 1865-1899?
Census data is only one tool in the arsenal that historians have for coming up with population estimates or other demographic information. From the standpoint of historiography, a census is no differe …
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Did the U.S Constitution revoke or merely amend the the Articles of Confederation?
It was replaced under Article XIII of the Articles of Confederation, which stated:
[T]he Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by
every State, and the Union shall be perpet …
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Did the USSR invite other astronauts of Apollo 11 besides Armstrong?
Religion as a motivation for Armstrong's solo visit is very unlikely. Armstrong was actually the 2nd U.S. Astronaut that travelled to the Soviet Union - the first was Frank Borman, who arrived in Mos …
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How old was the youngest white person sentenced to death in the U.S.A?
The youngest that I can find evidence of was Irving Hanchett, executed in Florida at 15 on 5/6/1910.
Irving Hanchett, barely 15 years of age, was executed by Florida in
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Percentage of the draft pool that were conscripted during WW2 and Vietnam
Wikipedia's page on conscription actually gives a pretty good breakdown.
In WWII, males between 18 and 64 were required to register, but the selections were limited by executive order on December 5, …
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What does a "boat crimper" do?
A "boat crimper" is synonymous with a "boot crimper" - a person who specializes in manufacturing and repairing boots. The process of crimping is used to make leather conform to shapes that can't be c …
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