2012-01-10 05:33
The name "Illinois" came from the name of the native people in the area, via French, who where the first explorers in the area from Europe.It was originally explored by the French in the 160… Read More
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2011-11-29 07:13
Palau, one of the smallest and youngest nations, yet also home to human populations for thousands of years. The small group of islands located east of the Philippines.Palau first fell under… Read More
2011-11-29 06:36
Idaho, admitted to the Union on July 3rd, 1890 as the 43rd state. A landlocked state located in the northwest of the US. Also, through its river network, and a system of dams and locks, is a… Read More
2011-11-28 16:39
Hawai'i, one of only 2 states in the Union not connected to the rest of the mainland (the other being Alaska) and the only state not connected to the America's. It is an archipelago of islan… Read More
2011-11-28 15:40
New Brunswick is one of Canada's maritime provinces, on the Atlantic coast. It is also Canada's only constitutionally bilingual province. The majority of the population are Anglophone, howev… Read More
2011-11-23 18:03
Georgia was the final of the 13 original states to be formed. The lands in the current state of Georgia saw its first European settlers coming from Spain in 1526, and over the following deca… Read More
2011-11-14 03:29
Florida is by far America's most popular state in terms of visitors, with something like 60,000,000 visiting every year. They visit to take advantage of the warm tropical weather, miles of b… Read More
2011-11-13 11:35
Delaware. The second smallest state within the US, just above Rhode Island. It is, however, the oldest state in the Union, being the first to ratify the new US constitution after the Revolut… Read More
2011-11-11 04:05
Connecticut is one of the oldest, and smallest of the states within the US. The name "Connecticut" is an Anglicized version of the Algonquian word "quinatucquet," which translates to "u… Read More
2011-11-10 18:36
Colorado. Named after the Colorado river that runs through the state, named by the Spanish after the red silt that is carried along the river. Colorado is one of three states within the US t… Read More
2011-11-08 06:41
California. The third largest by land, and most populous of the states. Also, it has the largest economy in the US, accounting for 13% of the US. also, if California where an independent nat… Read More
2011-11-05 16:44
The first European to arrive in the territory that is Arkansas was the Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto. He was exploring the area for gold, as well as for a passage to China, by finding t… Read More
2011-11-02 18:24
Arizona. One of America's hottest and driest states. It was born out of the Civil War when the name "Arizona" was first used. Before then, it was part of the Mexican state of Vieja Californi… Read More
2011-10-31 16:41
Alaska. America's largest state geographically, and smallest by terms of population. It is split from the rest of the continental United States, bordering with Canada. However, if you take A… Read More
2011-10-28 03:34
Alabama was first settled by Europeans with the arrival of the French in 1702, and under French control until the 1760's, when it became part of British West Florida until 1780, and then for… Read More
2011-10-28 02:29
Yukon is roughly shaped like a right angled triangle, and borders the American State of Alaska in Canada's north west. The Yukon was formed out of what was left of the territory controlled b… Read More
2011-10-14 01:46
Saskatchewan was first explored by Europeans in 1690, with Henry Kelsey sailing up the Saskatchewan River in the hopes of trading for furs with the natives. The first settlement in the terri… Read More
2011-10-12 04:33
Quebec is Canada's largest province by area, and the only province in Canada which has French as its official language. The first Europeans to arrive in the area that now makes Quebec… Read More
2011-10-01 13:11
Prince Edward Island is a small island off the Atlantic coast of Canada, and is fondly known as the "birthplace of Canada" which refers to the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 which saw the… Read More
2011-09-30 16:19
Nunavut is the most recent of all Canadian provinces. Being hived out of the Northwest Territories back in 1999. Nunavut has supported an indigenous population for at least 4000 years. Howev… Read More
2011-09-30 04:26
Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland," and is the recognized name of the second smallest, but second most populous province in Canada. The first Europeans where French, and established the… Read More
2011-09-28 04:01
The Northwest Territories are located in the north of Canada. The territory is 440,000 sq miles, but has a population of nearly 42,000. A massive area, with a limited population. Origin… Read More
2011-09-28 03:25
The Republic of South Sudan came into existence on the 9th of July, 2011. Making it the newest nation in the world. South Sudan consists of the southern territories of Sudan. Populated by su… Read More
2011-09-27 12:56
Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province, and consists of the island of Labrador and Newfoundland, which is a triangular shaped territory on the Canadian mainland. The firs… Read More
2011-07-06 04:00
The province of Manitoba is locate in the centre of Canada, in the prairie lands. It stretches from the Hudson Bay, all the way down to the US border, and encompasses Lake Winnipeg. Which is… Read More
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