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Events in the year 2013 in the United States. President: Barack Obama (D-Illinois) Vice President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware) Chief Justice: John Roberts...

From October 1 to October 17, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation...

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)...

As a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011, a set of automatic spending cuts to United States federal government spending in particular of outlays were...

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...

In the United States, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts: the American...

GC Merion GC The 2013 United States Open Championship was the 113th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania...

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...

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...

county equivalents of the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions of states called counties. Two...

The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most...

The term "United States," when used in the geographical sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including...

In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational...

Americans, are the Indigenous peoples of the United States or portions thereof. It includes American Indians from the contiguous United States and Alaska...

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...

The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States...

The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English)...

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) governs most levels of soccer in the United States, including the national teams, professional leagues, and...

celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive...