Minnesota State Facts
Capital: St. Paul
Official Name: Minnesota
Entered Union (rank): May 11th, 1858 (32nd)
Present constitution adopted: 1858.
State abbreviation/Postal code: Minn/MN…
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(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Joseph Raymond, 1908–57, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1947–57), b. near Appleton, Wis. He practiced law in Wisconsin and became (1940) a circuit judge. He served with the U.S…
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(Encyclopedia) ChouteauChouteaush&oomacr;tōˈ [key], family of American fur traders. René Auguste Chouteau, 1749–1829, b. New Orleans, accompanied (1763) his stepfather, Pierre Laclede, on a…
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