When the US States Entered the Union

Delaware

Dec 7, 1787

Pennsylvania

Dec 12, 1787

New Jersey

Dec 18, 1787

Georgia

Jan 2, 1788

Connecticut

Jan 9, 1788

Massachussetts

Feb 6, 1788

The attorney general is Martha Coakley

Maryland

Apr 28, 1788

Maryland's state flower is the Rudbeckia hirta

South Carolina

May 23, 1788

New Hampshire

Jun 21, 1788

Virginia

Jun 25, 1788

New York

Jul 26, 1788

North Carolina

Nov 21, 1789

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

May 29, 1790

The state bird is the Rhode Island Red Hen

Vermont

Mar 4, 1791

Kentucky

Jun 1, 1792

Kentucky is known for its blue grass.

Tennessee

Jun 1, 1796

Ohio

Mar 4, 1803

Louisiana

Apr 30, 1812

In New Orleans, the Mardi Gras parade is held.

Indiana

Dec 11, 1816

Mississppi

Dec 10, 1817

Illinios

Dec 3, 1818

Alabama

Dec 14, 1819

Maine

Mar 15, 1820

Maine is known for their lobster.

Missouri

Aug 10, 1821

Arkansas

Jun 15, 1836

Michigan

Jan 26, 1837

Florida

Mar 3, 1845

Texas

Dec 29, 1845

Iowa

Dec 28, 1846

Wisconsin

May 29, 1848

The Stae Capitol is held in Madison, WI.

California

Sep 9, 1850

You have to be 15.5 years to recieve your license

Minnesota

May 11, 1858

Oregon

Feb 14, 1859

Kansas

Jan 29, 1861

West Virginia

Jun 20, 1863

Nevada

Oct 31, 1864

Colorado

Aug 1, 1876

Colorado litteraly means "Colored red".

North Dakota

Nov 2, 1889

South Dakota

Nov 2, 1889

South Dakota's state tree is the Picea glauca.

Montana

Nov 8, 1889

Montana's state motto is Oro y Plata (Spanish for "gold and silver ").

Washington

Nov 11, 1889

Idaho

Jul 3, 1890

Wyoming

Jul 10, 1890

Utah

Jan 4, 1896

Oklahoma

Nov 16, 1907

New Mexico

Jan 6, 1912

Arizona

Feb 14, 1912

Alaska

Jan 3, 1959

The state population in Alaska as of 2012 is 731,449.

Hawaii

Aug 21, 1959