Nevada became the 36th state of the Union on October 31, 1864. It was during the campaign to re-elect Abraham Lincoln, and the Republicans wanted the extra three electoral votes the new Continue Reading
Nevada became the 36th state of the Union on October 31, 1864. Abraham Lincoln was trying to get re-elected and the Republicans wanted the extra three electoral votes the new state would Continue Reading
Nevada became the 36th state of the Union on October 31, 1864, but under much contention. The law required a territory to have a population of at least 60,000, but at that Continue Reading
By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Jefferson knew that gaining access to the river Continue Reading
When Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Jefferson tried to buy the port of New Orleans from Continue Reading
By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States spanned from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Americans shipped goods in from the Atlantic, but Continue Reading
Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, didn’t join the Union until two years after the Civil War. It became the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Its name came from the Otoe Indians and means “flat Continue Reading
Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, didn’t join the Union until two years after the Civil War. It became the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Its name came from the Otoe Indians and Continue Reading
Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, didn’t join the Union until two years after the Civil War, becoming the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Its name came from the Otoe Indians and means Continue Reading
Montana entered the Union as the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The first white explorers were the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806. Not long after Continue Reading