You may have heard that a young man named Abner Doubleday invented the game known as baseball in Cooperstown, New York, during the summer of 1839. Doubleday then went on to become a Civil War hero, while baseball became America’s beloved national pastime. Not only is that story untrue, it’s not even in the ballpark. … Read more
New England is a region in northeastern United States. The region includs the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Atlantic Ocean … Read more
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is situated on the Des Moines River at its juncture with the Raccoon River in the south-central part of the state. As of February 2021, the population of Des Moines is about 215,000 people. It is the 105th … Read more
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the US state of Idaho. It is situated in southwestern Idaho on the Boise River – 66 km (41 miles) east of the Oregon border and 177 km (110 miles) north of the Nevada border. As of January 2021, the population of Boise is about 240,000 … Read more
Salt Lake City often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC is the capital and most populous city of the US state of Utah. The city is situated in central Utah, on the Jordan River at the southeastern end of Great Salt Lake. As of January 2021, the population of Salt Lake City is … Read more
San Jose officially the City of San José is a city in California, United States. San José is located in Santa Clara County at the southern edge of the San Francisco Bay, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of San Francisco, 630 kilometers (390 miles) north of Los Angeles. As of April 2019, the population … Read more
The United States of America (USA), usually called the United States (US), or America is a country in North America. It is made up of 50 states, a federal district, and five territories. The United States of America is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Artctic Ocean, Canada to the north, and … Read more