WebThe United States' first ambassador to Spain was John Jay (but was not formally received at court). Jay's successor, William Carmichael, married a Spanish woman and is buried in the Catholic cemetery in Madrid.Some friendly ties were established: George Washington had established the American mule-raising industry with high-quality large donkeys sent …

WebCurrent U.S. law. Citizenship in the United States is a matter of federal law, governed by the United States Constitution.. Since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution on July 9, 1868, the citizenship of persons born in the United States has been controlled by its Citizenship Clause, which states: "All persons born or …

WebThis is a partial list of massacres in the United States; death tolls may be approximate.. For single-perpetrator events and shooting sprees, see List of rampage killers in the United States, Mass shootings in the United States, Category:Spree shootings in the United States, and Category:Mass shootings in the United States by year; For Indian …

WebThis table lists the 331 incorporated places in the United States (excluding the U.S. territories) with a population of at least 100,000 on July 1, 2021, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.Five states—Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming—have no cities with populations of 100,000 or more. The table displays: The …

WebThe 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina.Incumbent Republican Senator Tim Scott won reelection to a second full term, defeating Democratic state representative Krystle Matthews.. Scott was appointed to the …

WebThe United States first established diplomatic relations with the Russian Empire in 1780. Diplomatic relations were broken off in 1917 when the Bolsheviks seized power, and they were not reestablished until 1933. From 1933 to 1991, the United States recognized the Soviet Union.After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the ambassador's title was …

WebThis is a complete list of brigadier generals in the United States Regular Army before February 2, 1901.The grade of brigadier general (or one-star general) is ordinarily the fourth-highest in the peacetime Army, ranking above colonel and below major general (two-star general).. The grade of brigadier general was the highest peacetime rank in the …

Web77,407: The United States census of 1920, conducted by the Census Bureau during one month from January 5, 1920, ... 1898 Hawaii: 255,881 1898 Puerto Rico: 1,299,809 1898 Guam: 13,275 1898 Philippine Islands: 10,314,310 1899 American Samoa — 1903 Panama Canal Zone — 1915 Haiti —

WebThe war that erupted in 1898 between the United States and Spain was preceded by three years of fighting by Cuban revolutionaries to gain independence from Spanish colonial rule. From 1895–1898, the violent conflict in Cuba captured the attention of Americans because of the economic and political instability that it produced in a region ...

WebThe 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Congressman and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary …