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U.S. Unemployment Rate by State

The following table lists the unemployment rate in the United States in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2013, according to the state name in alphabetical order.   2003 2004 2005 2008…

Divorce Rates by State, 1990-2009

The following table shows the divorce rate per 1,000 people in the United States according to each state from 1990 to 2009. Rates per 1,000…

A Great Transaction in Land

Chapter 2 A Great Transaction in Land The people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803, to learn that Napoleon Bonaparte,…

Lewis & Clark: A Great Transaction in Land

by NoahBrooks Beginning a Long JourneyA Great Transaction in Land The people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803…

Safest and Most Dangerous States

In general, Americans have seen a decline in crime since a peak in the late 1900s (although it sometimes seem that crime is on the rise). The violent crime rate is half what it was in the early 1990s…

Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours

This table shows each state's deadline to register to vote in the 2012 general election. It also indicates the polling hours in each state. When voting information becomes available for the…

The Song of Hiawatha: The Peace-Pipe

The Four Winds The Peace-Pipe On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of…