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United States

July 4, 1776 -

In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" after Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. The former British colonies first used the country's modern name in the Declaration of Independence, the "unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" adopted by the "Representatives of the united States of America" on July 4, 1776. The current name was finalized on November 15, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which states, "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'" The short form the United States is also standard. Other common forms include the U.S., the USA, and America. Colloquial names include the U.S. of A. and the States. Columbia, a once popular name for the United States, was derived from Christopher Columbus. It appears in the name "District of Columbia".

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  • Cover of: Fourth Congress of the United States: at the first session, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the seventh of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.

    First published in 1796 22 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1928 16 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1978 16 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Law and legislation, United States, Appropriations and expenditures, Finance, Government policy, Prevention, Officials and employees, Management, Legal status, laws, Foreign relations, United states, appropriations and expenditures, Research, Politics and government, Selection and appointment, Medical care, Indians of North America, Armed Forces, Taxation, National security, Small business, Terrorism, Veterans, National security, united states, Services for, Security measures
Places
United States, Washington (D.C.), California, Washington (D.C.)., Philippines, Canada, Mexico, Virginia, Great Britain, New York (State), China, Pennsylvania, Soviet Union, Colorado, Alaska, Oregon, North Carolina, Georgia, Japan, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Illinois, France, Korea
People
Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), Jane Lathrop Stanford (1828-1905), Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Anne D'Harnoncourt (1943-,), Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Steuben Baron von (1730-1794), George Gibson (1747-1791), John Adams (1735-1826), John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814), John Davidson (1738?-1794), John M'Cord (1711-1793), John Stewart, José Yves Limantour (d. 1885), Nathaniel Twining, Teresa Mother (1910-1997), Aaron Ogden (1756-1839), Adams family, Alexander Trueman (d. 1792), Alexandrine Silvie Maxime de Grasse (1771 or 2-1855), Amélie Maxime Rosalie de Grasse (d. 1799), Andrew J. Smith (d. 1932), Andrés Castillero, Angus M'Lean, Anthony Williams (1951-), Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818)
Time
Revolution, 1775-1783, 1775-1865, 1789-1801, War of 1812, 1789-1800, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1991-, To 1789, 1783-1865, 1789-1797, 1789-1869, 1979-, 19th century, 2001-, Revolution, 1791-1804, War with France, 1798-1800, 1775-1783, 1783-1789, 1803-1865, 1809-1817, 1854-1861, 1878-, 1878-1967, 1898-1935, 1901-1933

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  • US
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December 16, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot add entity_type=org and remote_ids
June 20, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
June 20, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
July 9, 2010 Edited by Edward Betts merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import