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New York was first claimed in 1609 by Henry Hudson a Dutch. Hence, the Hudson River. When colonists arrived 15 years later, the area slowly turned...

The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and...

Jamestown, Virginia was the first chartered settlement in 1607, making it the first permanent English Colony. In 1781, the British officially...

Wyoming is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. The region was named "Wyoming" in a bill introduced to Congress in...

The garden state became a royal province in 1702. It was then ratified as the 3rd state in 1787.

Hawaii became a US territory in 1898, then later joined the Union in 1959. Not only making it the 50th state, but the last official state admitted...

After seceding from Mexico in 1836, Texas formed as a independent republic. In 1845, Texas became the 28th state, and now the second largest in...

Becoming a territory in 1912 and later joining the Union in 1959 as the 49th state.