January&February - Week 5 - Connecticut - the Constitution State

5 Connecticut

Date admitted to the US - January 9, 1788
Postal abbreviation – CT
Capital – Hartford
Area – 5,543.33 square miles [48th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 3,574,097 [29th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile - 738.1 [5th largest in the US]
Area codes – 203, 860
Zip codes – 06001 - 06928
Number of counties – 8
State nickname – Constitution State
State motto – He Who Transplanted Still Sustains 

State Flag of Connecticut

Fun facts
- In Hartford, you may not, under any circumstances, cross the street walking on your hands
- The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954
- Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
 
Law Schools 
Yale Law School
Quinnipiac School of Law
UConn School of Law

Military facts
Military Schools
Military Bases

January - Week 4 - Georgia - the Peach State

4 Georgia

Date admitted to the US - January 2, 1788
Postal abbreviation – GA
Capital – Atlanta
Area – 59,424.77 square miles [24th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 9,687,653 [9th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile - 168.4 [19th largest in the US]
Area codes – 229, 404, 478, 678, 706, 770, 912
Zip codes – 30002 - 39901
Number of counties – 159
State nickname – Peach State, Empire State of the South
State motto – Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation

State Flag of Georgia

Fun facts 
-In Gainesville, the Chicken Capital of the World, it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork
-Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
-Georgia has 159 counties, more than any other state east of the Mississippi.
-The Okefenokee in south Georgia is the largest swamp in North America.
-Coca Cola was invented in 1886 in Atlanta
-The world's largest infantry training center is located in Fort Benning
 
Law Schools
University of Georgia School of Law
Georgia State University College of Law 
Emory Law 
John Marshall Law School 
Mercer University School of Law 
Savannah Law School 


Military facts
Georgia Military Schools 
Military bases 

January - Week 3 - New Jersey - the Garden State

3 New Jersey

Admitted to the US - December 18, 1787
Postal abbreviation – NJ
Capital – Trenton
Area – 8,721.30  square miles [47th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 8,791,894 [11th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile - 1,195.50 [2nd largest in the US]
Area codes – 201, 609, 732, 856, 908, 973
Zip codes – 07001 - 08989
Number of counties – 21
State nickname – Garden State
State motto – Liberty and Prosperity

Fun facts 
-New Jersey has the highest number of toxic waste dumps of any state in the US
-More Revolutionary War battles were fought in New Jersey than in any other colony
-As of 2012, the 6-mile long Atlantic City boardwalk is the longest boardwalk in the world
-The Hindenburg disaster occurred in Lakehurst New Jersey
-The properties in the US board game Monopoly are named after streets in Atlantic City

Law Schools
Rutgers Law 
Seton Hall Law 
Why does New Jersey have the most toxic waste dumps and California have the most lawyers? 

Military facts
Military schools 
NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs 
Military bases 

January - Week 2 - Pennsylvania - the Keystone State

2 Pennsylvania

Admitted to the US – December 12, 1787
Postal abbreviation – PA
Capital – Harrisburg
Area – 46,055.24 square miles [33rd largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 12,702,379 [6th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile - 283.9 [11th largest in the US]
Area codes – 215, 267, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878
Zip codes – 15001 - 19640
Number of counties – 66
State nickname – Keystone State
State motto – Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

State Flag of Pennsylvania

Fun facts –
Punxsutawney is the weather capital of the world
Hershey is the chocolate capital of the world
Fire burns under Centralia for 50 years 
Lancaster County has the highest Amish population in the US
25 Facts about Pennsylvania

Law Schools
Drexel University - Thomas R. Kline School of Law 
Duquesne University School of Law 
Penn State Dickinson Law 
Penn State Law 
University of Pennsylvania Law School 
University of Pittsburgh School of Law 
Temple University - Beasley School of Law 
Villanova University - Charles Widger School of Law 
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School 

Military facts
Fort Indiantown Gap
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station
US Army Garrison - Carlisle Barracks
Letterkenny Army Depot
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg
Naval Support Activity Philadelphia
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

January - Week 1 - Delaware - the First State

Welcome to 2018!  Last year I posted "this day in legal and military history" daily for 365 days, along with obscure national holidays.  Phew!  I'm tired.

This year I'll be posting weekly legal, military, and other trivia about our 50 states, in the order of when they were admitted into the United States.

We begin with:

1 Delaware

Admitted to the US - December 7, 1787
Postal abbreviation – DE
Capital – Dover
Area – 2,489 square miles [49th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 897,934 [45th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile - 460.8 [8th largest in the US]
Area code – 302
Zip codes – 19701 - 19980
Number of counties – 3
State nickname – First State
State motto – Liberty and Independence

State Flag of Delaware

Fun facts –
The last state to have land in the national park system designated [in 2013]
No sales tax!
25 facts about Delaware 
Facts from Delaware Historical Society 


Delaware Law School
Widener University  - Delaware Law School

Military facts
Delaware Military Academy, a charter public high school
Dover Air Force Base
New Castle Air National Guard