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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 Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park hosting the densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest. The park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a remote canyon cut by the Chaco Wash. Containing the most sweeping collection of ancient ruins north of Mexico, the park preserves one of the United States' most important precolumbian cultural and historic areas. Composing a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the arid and sparsely populated Four Corners region, the Chacoan cultural sites are fragile; fears of erosion caused by tourists have led to the closure of Fajada Butte to the public. The sites are considered sacred ancestral homelands by the Hopi and Pueblo people, who maintain oral accounts of their historical migration from Chaco and their spiritual relationship to the land. Though park preservation efforts can conflict with native religious beliefs, tribal representatives work closely with the National Park Service to share their knowledge and respect the heritage of the Chacoan culture. Did you know? ... that the maize weevil (pictured) is a serious pest of maize in the United States, and also infests standing crops and cereals in all tropical areas of the world? ... that presidential advisor John P. Lewis argued that aid to developing nations was a necessary component of American foreign policy, despite the budgetary costs and the potential for misuse? ... that in his dissenting opinion in the case of Taylor v. Beckham, U.S. Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan wrote that the right to hold elected offices should be considered part of the definition of "liberty" and protected by the Fourteenth Amendment? Selected society biography William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) was the ninth President of the United States, an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He originally gained national fame for leading U.S. forces against American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe. As a general in the subsequent War of 1812, his victory at the Battle of the Thames brought an end to hostilities in his region. After the war, Harrison was elected to the United States Congress, later serving as a member of the Senate. Elected president in 1840, Harrison was the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan, and the last President to be born before the United States Declaration of Independence. Harrison died in office of complications from pneumonia, having served the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. His death sparked a brief constitutional crisis, but that crisis ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Selected quote Anniversaries for November 14 Selected image An animated map of the territorial evolution of the Confederate States of America, from the first secession to end of Reconstruction. Eleven southern states broke away from the union beginning in 1861, triggering the American Civil War. Selected location Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.883-mile (14.296 km) scenic highway in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan just west of Copper Harbor. Drivers can access the road from M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east. The drive runs along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to a height of 1,320 feet (402 m) above sea level, 720 feet (220 m) above the surface of Lake Superior. Several turnouts along the route allow for views of Copper Harbor, Lake Superior, and undeveloped woodland. On a clear day, Isle Royale is visible some 50 miles (80 km) in distance from the top of the mountain. Brockway Mountain was named for David D. Brockway, one of the pioneer residents of the area. The road was constructed by the county road commission with funding through Depression-era work programs in 1933. It was briefly used as a connection for the parallel state highway after it opened. Since it opened, Brockway Mountain Drive has been recognized in several publications and other venues for its scenic nature, dating back to the mid-20th century. Newspaper profiles of Keweenaw County or the Upper Peninsula have discussed the scenic value of the roadway and its environment. Selected culture biography Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to play in the major leagues since the 1880s, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades. The example of his character and unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of American life, and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement. Robinson was also known for his pursuits outside the baseball diamond. He was the first black television analyst in Major League Baseball, and the first black vice-president of a major American corporation. In the 1960s, he helped establish the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned financial institution based in Harlem, New York. In recognition of his achievements on and off the field, Robinson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. In the news Wikinews United States portal November 5: Storm causes building wall at Amazon.com warehouse to collapse November 4: Convicted double murderer executed by electric chair in Tennessee, US October 29: Technology giant Microsoft completes acquisition of GitHub October 18: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren releases DNA test results, asks Donald Trump to make promised donation October 12: Manned Soyuz space mission aborts during launch September 26: Study suggests Mars hosted life-sustaining habitat for millions of years September 20: NASA's TESS spacecraft reports its first exoplanet September 9: US rapper Mac Miller dies at home in Los Angeles August 18: Singer Aretha Franklin, 'queen of soul', dies aged 76 July 23: US director James Gunn fired from Marvel Studios for decade-old offensive tweets July 19: US astronomers announce discovering ten tiny Jovian satellites June 14: Football: Canada, Mexico and US wins joint bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup June 6: Microsoft announces plan to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion May 28: Korean leaders Moon and Kim meet days after NK-US summit cancellation May 25: US National Football League to fine teams if athletes kneel during national anthem May 25: Stacey Abrams becomes first black woman to gain major U.S. party nomination for governor of Georgia May 23: Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion May 20: Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts May 7: NASA's InSight lander and MarCO craft launch in new mission to Mars April 21: NASA launches exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS 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 ► Organizations based in the United States ► American people ► Politics of the United States ► American society ► United States stubs Selected panorama View from near the summit of Mount Ellinor in the Olympic National Forest of Washington, showing Mount Washington on the right, Puget Sound on the left, and various other landmarks. Featured content Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Recognized content As of 14 November 2018, there are 7003115800000000000♠1,158 featured and 7003290700000000000♠2,907 good articles within WikiProject United States scope. This makes up 5.36% of the articles on Wikipedia, 13.21% of all featured articles and lists, and 10.08% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are 7006100409600000000♠1,004,096 pages in the project. 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