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Delaware

Delaware State Facts Entered Union: December 7, 1787 (1st State) Present constitution adopted: 1897 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Del./DE Nicknames: Diamond State; First State;…

New Hampshire

New Hampshire State Facts Entered Union: June 21, 1788 (9th State) Present constitution adopted: 1784 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: N.H./NH Nickname: Granite State Origin of name:…

2016 Presidential Election Campaign

Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics     Presidential Candidates Democratic Hillary Clinton Republican Donald Trump…

Olympic Highlights: 2008

Day-to-day news from Beijing by Liz Olson, Mark Hughes, Chris Warner, and Beth Rowen Top Medal Count*United States: 110China: 100Russia: 72 Friday, Aug. 8 The 2008 Summer…

The House of Representatives

In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009. See also: Current and historical…

New Jersey

Capital: Trenton State abbreviation/Postal code: N.J./NJ Governor: Chris Christie, R (to Jan. 2018) Senators: Robert Menendez, D (to…

Other 2004 Summer Olympic Games Champions

ArcheryMen's individual—Marco Galiazzo, ItalyMen's team—South KoreaWomen's individual—Sung Hyun Park, South KoreaWomen's team—South KoreaBadmintonMen's singles—Taufik Hidayat, IndonesiaMen's…

MTV Music Video Awards

2007 MTV Music Video Awards The 2007 Video Music Awards were presented September 9, 2007. Video of the Year Rihanna f.…

children's book illustration

(Encyclopedia) children's book illustration, any type of picture or decorative work produced for books specifically intended for a youthful audience. During the 1960s a number of seldom-used…

Oklahoma

Capital: Oklahoma City State abbreviation/Postal code: Okla./OK Governor: Mary Fallin, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Todd Lamb, R (…