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History Hint
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Thomas Edison created the first light bulb in this state's Menlo Park
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New Jersey
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The Civil War began in this state's Fort Sumter
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South Carolina
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The Blues likely originated here in "the Delta"
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Mississippi
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated here
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Tennessee
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The Gadsden Purchase contributed to about 20% of this state's current area
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Arizona
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The third Winter Olympic Games were held here, for the first time in the US
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New York
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Home to the first permanent English settlement in the Americas
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Virginia
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It owned the Western Reserve in present day Ohio
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Connecticut
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Hurricane Katrina flooded this state's largest city, killing around 1000
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Louisiana
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A bullion depository was built here in 1936 adjacent to Fort Knox
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Kentucky
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Where Sacagawea met Lewis and Clark
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North Dakota
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Mormons migrated here following Brigham Young
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Utah
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It was this state's frontier town Dodge City where the phrase "get out of Dodge" arose
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Kansas
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The Battle of Gettysburg took place here
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Pennsylvania
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By 1941, four presidential faces were sculpted into what natives consider a sacred region of this state
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South Dakota
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Became the first state to distribute unemployment compensation in 1932
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Wisconsin
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George Vancouver entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca of the coast of what is now this state in 1792
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Washington
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Here the National Guard shot and killed or wounded multiple students protesting the Vietnam War in 1970
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Ohio
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This state's Black Rock Desert is where the Burning Man festival was moved in 1990
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Nevada
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Birthplace of Coca-Cola
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Georgia
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Home to the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous US
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Florida
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Along with Washington, in 2012 this was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana
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Colorado
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It was originally planned as a haven for English Catholics
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Maryland
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Was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820
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Maine
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This state was an independent republic from 1777 and 1791
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Vermont
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Its first territorial capital was Vincennes
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Indiana
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The western terminus of the Pony Express
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California
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Birthplace of President Gerald Ford
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Nebraska
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The Toledo War granted its statehood
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Michigan
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An attack here led to the US entry into WWII
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Hawaii
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The last of the 13 Colonies to ratify the Constitution
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Rhode Island
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A Revolutionary War soldier from here famously toasted "live free or die"
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New Hampshire
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Where women's suffrage was first enshrined into law
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Wyoming
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Site of Custer's Last Stand
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Montana
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It obtained statehood by separated from another state during the Civil War
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West Virginia
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The first skyscraper was constructed here
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Illinois
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Its name, claimed to mean "gem of the mountains," was fabricated by George M. Willing
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Idaho
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Where the Roanoke Colony failed
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North Carolina
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat here
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Alabama
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The Red Delicious apple cultivar originated from here
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Iowa
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Purchased for less than $0.02 per acre
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Alaska
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Paul Revere's midnight ride was here
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Massachusetts
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Lewis and Clark's expedition turned back around here
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Oregon
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The first state to ratify the Constitution
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Delaware
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The 42nd US President was born here
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Arkansas
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The final destination of tribes on the Trail of Tears
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Oklahoma
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The first ever atomic bomb detonated here
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New Mexico
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Six flags have flown over this state
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Texas
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Location of the Dakota War of 1862
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Minnesota
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A large arch was constructed here as a symbol of westward expansion
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Missouri
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