Happy 167th Birthday, Oregon! On February 14, 1859,
Oregon became the 33rd state in the U.S.. As the only
state to join the Union on Valentine’s Day.

                 
ED DANAHUE

The modern United States received its crowning star when
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation
admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state.

The president also issued an order for an American flag
featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star
rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official
July 4, 1960.

On July 3, 1890, Idaho entered the Union as the 43rd state.

The word Idaho is derived from the Shoshone Ee-Da-How,
referring possibly to the ubiquitous purple flowers of the
area, but also translated as “gem of the mountains” or
“behold the sun coming down the mountain.”

Idaho was originally part of the vast northwest Oregon, or
Columbia River, country claimed by Spain, Russia, Great
Britain, and the United States.

Georgia voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution, becoming     
the fourth state in the modern United States on this day
in 1788.

In 1742, as part of a larger conflict between Spain and
Great Britain, Oglethorpe defeated the Spanish on St.
Simons Island in Georgia, effectively ending Spanish
claims to the territory of Georgia. 

King George II (1727 – 1760) 
        

 
James Edward Oglethorpe
(1696 – 1785)