Ellen DeGeneres came out in Time Magazine and made the world a little better in 1997. The first legal same-sex marriages are carried out in Massachusetts in 2004. California voters approve Proposition 8, which provides legality to same-sex marriages. The Defense of Marriage Act was struck down...
The 50 states that make up the United States of America have colorful histories and interesting tidbits that make each state unique. Here are 50 state facts that will impress your friends. Impress friends with these fun US state facts © Skreidzeleu / Shutterstock Alabama While Mardi Gras is...
#7 United States facts Lobster Was Once So Abundant in Massachusetts That People Got Sick of the Food While lobster is a well-likedmarine food, it was overabundant at one time in US history, especially in the state of Massachusetts. In fact, so many lobsters were harvested from the sea ...
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the first Black units in the Civil War. Barack Obama became the first Black president of the United States in 2009. Baseball was a segregated sport until Jackie Robinson joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1947. The Harlem Renaissance was a cul...
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Massachusetts was the first state in the United States to make this day, the 4th of July, an official holiday. On July 4th, 1776, the population of the United States was just 2.5 million. The youngest person to sign the Declaration of Independence was only 26 years old. His name was Ed...
Type of Government:Presidential republic, Single-party State Fun Facts About China It is believed that the word “China” is derived from the name of the Qin (pronounced “chin”) dynasty. Qin Shi Huang (260-210 B.C.) was the First Emperor of this dynasty who unified China in 221 B....
The first commemoration happened in 1777, and Massachusetts was the first state to recognize the date in 1781. The US government doesn’t mandate national holidays, butIndependence Daywas set as a legal public holiday in 1870, and it became a paid holiday for federal employees in 1938. ...
The term “Old Glory” has been used for centuries to describe the American flag. In 1831, Captain William Driver, a ship master of Salem, Massachusetts was leaving on a voyage aboard the Charles Doggett. He was presented with a flag containing 24 stars and hoisted it up on the pole. As...
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