Events from the year 1999intheUnitedStates. President: Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) Vice President: Al Gore (D-Tennessee) Chief Justice: William Rehnquist...
TheUnitedStates of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as theUnitedStates (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America...
The president of theUnitedStates is the head of state and head of government of theUnitedStates, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...
TheUnitedStates has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all United Nations members and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran...
the Indigenous peoples of theUnitedStates or portions thereof, such as American Indians from the contiguous UnitedStates and Alaska Natives. The United...
The Northeastern UnitedStates, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of theUnited States...
of UnitedStates Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) List of UnitedStates Congress members who died in office (1950–1999) List of United States...
Religion intheUnitedStates is widespread, diverse, and vibrant, with the country being far more religious than other wealthy Western nations. An overwhelming...
passed in most Northern states and a movement developed to abolish slavery. The role of slavery under theUnitedStates Constitution (1789) was the most...
Islam is the third largest religion intheUnitedStates (1%), behind Christianity (63%) and Judaism (2%), and equaling the shares of Buddhism and Hinduism...
IntheUnitedStates of America, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts:...
TheUnitedStates does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English)...
more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers have been serving intheUnitedStates. About 137,000 of those officers work for federal law enforcement...
IntheUnitedStates, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational...
TheUnitedStates Congress is the legislature of the federal government of theUnitedStates. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives...
Crime has been recorded intheUnitedStates since its founding and has fluctuated significantly over time, with a sharp rise after 1900 and reaching a...
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when theUnitedStates prohibited the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic...
The 2024 UnitedStates presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, set to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters will...
The president of theUnitedStates (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of theUnitedStates of America. The president directs the executive...
The history of the lands that became theUnitedStates began with the arrival of the first people inthe Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
UnitedStates gubernatorial elections were held in three statesin October and November 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on...
The following is a list of members of theUnitedStates House of Representatives from the state of New York. For chronological tables of members of both...