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    In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country...
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    of the United States observes daylight saving time, the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day...
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  • The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883, when United States and Canadian railroads instituted standard time in time...
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  • Date and time notation in the United States differs from that used in nearly all other countries. It is inherited from one historical branch of conventions...
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  • In this list of presidents of the United States by age, the first table charts the age of each president of the United States at the time of presidential...
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    The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
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    ("fall back"). The Uniform Time Act of 1966 formalized the specification of time zones and the dates of DST observation in the United States. Prior to this...
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    The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...
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    presidents of the United States by time in office. The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates, which counts the number of calendar...
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    The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and...
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  • example (in the United States), from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific Time) or 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Central and Mountain Time). In India...
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    The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America...
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    The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...
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    In the United States, freedom of speech and expression is strongly protected from government restrictions by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...
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    the Indigenous peoples of the United States or portions thereof, such as American Indians from the contiguous United States and Alaska Natives. The United...
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    The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal...
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    passed in most Northern states and a movement developed to abolish slavery. The role of slavery under the United States Constitution (1789) was the most...
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    In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational...
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    The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time or UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) (also known as Western European...
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    production of the Canadian penny in 2012. The most recent time that the United States withdrew the lowest-value coin from circulation was with the half-cent...
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    Islam is the third largest religion in the United States (1%), behind Christianity (63%) and Judaism (2%), and equaling the shares of Buddhism and Hinduism...
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  • Conservatism in the United States is based on a belief in limited government, individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental...
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  • Religion in the United States is widespread, diverse, and vibrant, with the country being far more religious than other wealthy Western nations. An overwhelming...
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    The term "United States," when used in the geographical sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including...
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    In the United States, the number of homeless people on a given night in January 2023 was more than 650,000 according to the Department of Housing and...
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    Sports in the United States are an important part of the nation's culture. Historically, the national sport has been baseball. However, in more recent...
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    Abortion is a divisive issue in the United States. The issue of abortion is prevalent in American politics and culture wars, though a majority of Americans...
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    The Third Amendment (Amendment III) to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering (the placement and/or sheltering) of soldiers...
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  • Healthcare in the United States is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private...
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    Pornography has existed since the origins of the United States, and has become more readily accessible in the 21st century. Advanced by technological...
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