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Delaware
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Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.
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News from The Delaware News Journal
Sixers can't stop Parker, Spurs
Feb 9, 2012 3:34 am
The images of Tony Parker and Tim Duncan or Tiago Splitter running the pick-and-roll must be embedded in the minds of the 76ers.
28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening
Feb 9, 2012 2:48 am
A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes...
Women to adopt new military roles
Feb 9, 2012 2:28 am
On Thursday, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be allowed to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines.
Delaware men defeat UNC-Wilmington
Feb 9, 2012 1:31 am
Ahead by one point at halftime, the Blue Hens took command early in the second half and cruised to a 71-53 win over North Carolina Wilmington tonight for their third straight win.
AG Biden not yet ready to join foreclosure settlement
Feb 9, 2012 1:23 am
Delaware would receive about $40 million in a proposed agreement between the nation's attorneys general and five banks over alleged foreclosure abuses.
Del. 1 southbound closed near Milford
Feb 9, 2012 12:36 am
TRAFFIC ALERT: Del. 1 southbound is closed at Johnson Road near Milford due to an accident.
Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill
Feb 9, 2012 12:22 am
Washington would become the seventh state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed. The action comes a day after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutiona...
Feb 9, 2012 12:06 am
Flowers already are blooming on the March Bank at Winterthur, which doesn't open to the public until March 1, due to the warm winter weather.
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation
Feb 8, 2012 11:27 pm
The legislation would allow presidents to flag spending provisions in appropriations bills that they consider objectionable and return those provisions to Congress for an expedited vote. Carper said t...
Slippery roads expected as snow falls; more possible Saturday
Feb 8, 2012 10:08 pm
UPDATE: I-495 speed limit reduced to 55 mph
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