1. Pop Quiz, Hot Shot

    What state was admitted into the United States on this day in 1845? You can call, chat, email or text our 24-7 reference service Ask NYPL to find out (yep, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, a reference librarian is available to answer any question you can dish out - the NY Post did a great story about it last year). In the meantime, here’s a map of the United States from 1795 from our incredible Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division to get you thinking.

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    Florida became a US state in 1845, over 300 years after it was first visited by the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de...
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