The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country located in North America. It is the third-largest country in the world by land area, and it has a population of more than 328 million people. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C. The country is made up of 50 states, each with its own government, as well as several territories. The United States is a major economic and political power, and it has a diverse and technologically advanced economy. It is also a leading global military and cultural force.
Galearis spectabilis, commonly known as showy orchis or showy orchid, is an orchid species of the genus Galearis. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick) and much of the eastern half of the United States (from southeastern Oklahoma east to eastern South Dakota and north to Maine and Minnesota).
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Federal Government President: George Washington (no political party-Virginia) Vice President: John Adams (F-Massachusetts) Chief Justice: John Jay (New York) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frederick Muhlenberg (Anti-Admin.-Pennsylvania) Congress: 3rd Events January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the
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Nebraska is a landlocked state in the Midwestern United States, admitted to the Union as the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Known for its vast prairies, agricultural productivity, and distinctive political structure, Nebraska occupies a transitional zone between the humid eastern plains and the semi-arid Great Plains of the American West. Its capital is
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County. The city was one of the United States’ first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing center, which spurred further rapid population growth.
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A state legislature in the United States is the lawmaking body of a U.S. state. It exercises legislative authority within the framework of the U.S. Constitution and the individual state constitution. State legislatures enact statutes, pass budgets, levy taxes, regulate commerce within state borders, and oversee executive agencies. They are foundational components of American federalism,
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A 401(k) plan is a tax-advantaged, employer-sponsored retirement savings account in the United States that allows employees to defer a portion of their wages into long-term investments. Contributions are typically made through payroll deductions, and the funds grow either tax-deferred or tax-free depending on the plan type. The name derives from Section 401(k) of the
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small island of Navassa Island, which
Zinc is a chemical element with the atomic number 30 and the symbol Zn. At room temperature, zinc is a somewhat brittle metal with a silvery-greyish look when oxidation is eliminated. It is the first element in periodic table group 12 (IIB). Zinc is chemically similar to magnesium in various ways: both metals have just
A hippie, also spelled hippy, especially in UK English, was a member of the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks who moved into New York City’s Greenwich Village, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district, and Chicago’s Old Town community. The term hippie was used
The Bureau of Corporations, predecessor to the Federal Trade Commission, was created as an investigatory agency within the Department of Commerce and Labor in the United States. The Bureau and the Department were created by Congress on February 14, 1903, during the Progressive Era.
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