The United States of America; The States

A state in the US is on of the 50 constituent politicial entities that all follow the US Federal Government.

The states are, in other words, a division of the United States, with their own laws, but still follow Federal Law. 

The 50 States by date founded
Delaware - 1787 (Dec 7)

Pennsylvania - 1787 (Dec 12)

New Jersey - 1787 (Dec 18)

Georgia - 1788

Connecticut - 1788

Massachusetts - 1788

Maryland - 1788

South Carolina - 1788

New Hampshire - 1788

Virginia - 1788

New York - 1788

North Carolina - 1789

Rhode Island - 1790

Vermont - 1791

Kentucky - 1792

Tennessee - 1796

Ohio - 1803

Louisiana - 1812

Indiana - 1816

Mississippi - 1817

Illinois - 1818

Alabama - 1819

Maine - 1820

Missouri - 1821

Arkansas - 1836

Michigan - 1837

Florida - 1845

Texas - 1845

Iowa - 1846

Wisconsin - 1848

California - 1850

Minnesota

Oregon - 1859

Kansas - 1861

West Virginia - 1863

Nevada - 1864

Nebraska - 1867

Colorado - 1876

North Dakota - 1889

South Dakota - 1889

Montana - 1889

Washington - 1889

Idaho - 1890

Wyoming - 1890

Utah - 1896

Oklahoma - 1907

New Mexico - 1912

Arizona - 1912

Alaska - 1959

Hawaii - 1959

Trivia

 * The World's first Electric Trolley system was introduced in Montgomery in 1886
 * Oregon and New Jesey are the only states without self-serve gas stations.
 * Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets.
 * The carousel Mseseum in Oregon contains the world's largest collection of carousel horses.
 * New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
 * The first Starbucks was built in Washington.
 * In 1913, the first automobile service station opened in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
 * More wool comes from Texas then any other state.