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The United States Portal The United States of America is a federal republic of 50 states, a capital district, and a few other territories. It resides mostly in central North America. The U.S. has three land borders, two with Canada and one with Mexico, and is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Of the 50 states, only Alaska and Hawaii are not contiguous with any other state. The U.S. also has a collection of districts, territories, and possessions around the world. Each state has a high level of local autonomy according to the system of federalism. The United States traces its national origin to the declaration by 13 British colonies in 1776 that they were free and independent states. They were recognized as such by the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Since then, the nation has grown to become a global superpower and exerts a high level of economic, political, military, and cultural influence. Selected article The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. The Girl Scout program, which developed from the concerns of the progressive movement in the United States, sought to promote the social welfare of young ladies and was formed as a counterpart to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and is based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell. The GSUSA uses the Scout method to build self-esteem and to teach values such as honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence, and citizenship through activities including camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning numerous badges by acquiring other practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized through rank advancement and by various special awards. GSUSA has programs for girls with special interests, such as water-based activities. Membership is organized according to age group with activities designed appropriately for each level. The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), and has a long history of accepting girls from all backgrounds. Did you know? ...Washingtonia, (pictured) a genus of palm that produces a fruit eaten by Native Americans in the United States? ...that the Land Run of 1889 resulted in the founding of both Oklahoma City and Guthrie, whose populations grew from zero to over 10,000 in less than a day? ...that William Hawkins Polk, brother of President James Polk, was a U.S. Representative and ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples? Selected society biography Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede, January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb," even though he did not care for the title. Teller emigrated to the United States in the 1930s, and was an early member of the Manhattan Project charged with developing the first atomic bombs. In his later years he became especially known for his advocacy of controversial technological solutions to both military and civilian problems, including a plan to excavate an artificial harbor in Alaska using thermonuclear explosives. He was a vigorous advocate of Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, perhaps overselling the feasibility of the program. Over the course of his life, Teller was known both for his scientific ability and his difficult interpersonal relations and volatile personality, and is considered one of the inspirations for the character Dr. Strangelove in the 1964 movie of the same name. Selected quote Anniversaries for April 24 1704 – The first regular newspaper in the Thirteen Colonies, the Boston New-Letter, is published. 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate US$5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". 1913 – The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City was opened. 1990 – During NASA's STS-31 mission, the Hubble Space Telescope is launched by the Space Shuttle Discovery (pictured). 1996 – The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced. 2004 – The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction. Selected picture The Virginia Opossum is the only marsupial found in North America north of Mexico. Oppossums are about the size of a domestic cat and are solitary, nocturnal animals. Selected location Pittsburgh is the largest city in both Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, as well as the second largest in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The city is situated at the historic Forks of the Ohio where the Allegheny River, and Monongahela River join to form the Ohio. The city was named for British Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder almost twenty years before the Revolutionary War, in honor of his unique support for the frontiers people crossing into the American interior. The city is a leader in the medical, academic, technology, finance, metals and energy industries. It is the home to the world's largest concentration of bridges, America's most steps, and seven major universities including top ranked University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Selected culture biography William Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" and later popularized the concept in his debut novel, Neuromancer (1984). In envisaging cyberspace, Gibson created an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. He is also credited with predicting the rise of reality television and with establishing the conceptual foundations for the rapid growth of virtual environments such as video games and the Web. After expanding on Neuromancer with two more novels to complete the dystopic Sprawl trilogy, Gibson became a central figure to an entirely different science fiction subgenre – steampunk – with the 1990 alternate history novel The Difference Engine, written in collaboration with Bruce Sterling. In the 1990s he composed the Bridge trilogy of novels, which focused on sociological observations of near future urban environments and late-stage capitalism. His most recent novels – Pattern Recognition (2003) and Spook Country (2007) – are set in a contemporary world and have put Gibson's work onto mainstream bestseller lists for the first time. To date, Gibson has written more than twenty short stories, nine novels (one in collaboration), a nonfiction artist's book, and has contributed articles to several major publications and collaborated extensively with performance artists, filmmakers and musicians. In the news Wikinews United States portal April 21: NASA launches exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS April 14: United States Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announces retirement April 10: Deadly fire below US President's Trump Tower residence April 9: US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security April 8: Thirteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles, California thanks city personnel for rescue from sewage pipe March 30: United States: Emergency calls from Great Mills High School shooting released March 28: US: FBI's work with Orlando shooter's father is not grounds for mistrial in wife's case March 24: Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us, dies at 94 March 21: Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States March 17: United States: Coroner says former patient killed self and three hostages at California veterans center March 15: US toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us files for liquidation in United States March 13: United States President Trump dismisses Secretary of State Tillerson March 13: Pixar Studios animator Bud Luckey, designer of Toy Story's Woody, dies aged 83 March 7: Winter storm fells US President George Washington's tree at Mount Vernon estate, Virginia March 2: Amazon to buy smart doorbell startup Ring February 18: Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in government contracts February 16: United States: Berkeley, California declares itself a sanctuary city for recreational cannabis February 15: United States: Jet loses engine cover over Pacific en route to Honolulu from San Francisco February 9: Poet, lyricist, and digital activist John Perry Barlow dies, aged 70 February 7: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts Elon Musk's personal Tesla into solar orbit Categories Select ► to view subcategories ▼ United States ► States of the United States ► United States-related lists ► Buildings and structures in the United States ► American culture ► Economy of the United States ► Environment of the United States ► Geography of the United States ► Government in the United States ► History of the United States ► American people ► Politics of the United States ► American society ► United States stubs Selected panorama Miami, Florida skyline and Biscayne Bay Featured content Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Recognized content As of 24 April 2018, there are 7003113200000000000♠1,132 featured and 7003273700000000000♠2,737 good articles within WikiProject United States scope. This makes up 5.28% of the articles on Wikipedia, 13.21% of all featured articles and lists, and 9.9% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are 7005947640000000000♠947,640 pages in the project. Featured culture biographies: Actors and filmmakers – James Thomas Aubrey, Jr. • Kroger Babb • Eric Bana • Joseph Barbera • Bette Davis • Kirsten Dunst • Judy Garland • Jake Gyllenhaal • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Anthony Michael Hall • William Hanna • Phil Hartman • Ethan Hawke • Katie Holmes • Janet Jackson • Michael Jackson • Angelina Jolie • Diane Keaton • Madonna (entertainer) • Austin Nichols • Brad Pitt • Nancy Reagan • Ronald Reagan • Aaron Sorkin • KaDee Strickland • Sharon Tate • Reese Witherspoon • Anna May Wong; Arts and entertainment – James Robert Baker • William D. 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