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Delaware State Facts
Entered Union: December 7, 1787 (1st State)
Present constitution adopted: 1897
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Del./DE
Nicknames: Diamond State; First State;…
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Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Wisconsin Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Henry Cullen 1850-1906 AMLIE, Thomas Ryum 1897-1973 ASPIN…
(Encyclopedia) John, 1167–1216, king of England (1199–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
John, though often cruel and treacherous, was an excellent administrator, much concerned…
