Facts about Illinois, including the capital, number of electoral votes, state symbols, popular tourist attractions, iconic local foods, famous people, sports teams, fun facts, and more.
Explore Illinois statehood and its journey from Native American lands and territory. Discover when Illinois was founded and its slave history,...
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Illinois Facts In 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet French explorers were the first Europeans to arrive in the land, now known as Illinois. The native Iroquois Indians destroyed the Great Village founded by Marquette two years after. Today, they are called the Haudenosaunee people which ca...
On June 10, Wisconsin became one of the first two states (Illinois was the other) to ratify the 19th Amendment for women's suffrage. It was the war movement which added the pressure nationally and statewide. With the involvement of women in all aspects of the war effort, stereotypes became...
"Book bans are about censorship; marginalizing people, marginalizing ideas and facts. Regimes ban books, not democracies," Pritzker said before signing the legislation Monday. Illinois public libraries that restrict or ban materials because of "partisan or doctrinal" disapproval will be ineligible for...
In 1787 the area of Michigan was made part of the newly created Northwest Territory alongside the area that constitutes the modern states of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin. along with the lands now constituting Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Once under U.S. rule, politicians ...
Fun Facts About Idaho Nickname:The Gem State Origin of name:The name "Idaho" is a made-up one, coming from the 1800s. Motto:“Esto perpetua” (“It is forever”) Slogan:"Famous Potatoes" State symbols Flower:Syringa(1931) Tree:Western white pine (1935) ...
1994-1995 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Counselor's Advisement Catalog) By Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Published on 01/01/94 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 被引量: 0发表: 1994年 Faculty 1994-1995 Photos of the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine...