NEVADA
I chose Nevada because my grandparents live in Nevada. Nevada was the 36th state to join the Union. Nevada joined the Union on 1864 October 31. The Nevadan state nickname is Silver State. Nevada's birthday is on October 31.
Major places in Nevada
Nevada’s capital is Carson City. The Nevada state motto is Battle Born and All For Our Country. Some neighboring states are California, Arizona, and Utah. One major river is the Colorado River. One major geographical feature is the Hoover Dam.
Economics
The population is 2,790,136. One quarter of the population are farmers. Many people work at casinos. Agriculture includes planting and farming. Some tourist attractions include the Hoover Dam, Fremont Street Experience and Golden …show more content…
Although gambling was banned, people still gambled. They secretly kept gambling. Then in 1931, in the middle of the Great Depression, Nevada made gambling legal again. Now gambling is in public and a big part of Nevada’s economy. Because Nevada has so many casinos they have a lot of jobs open for people.
Universities, colleges, culture, sports
A university is the University of Nevada, Reno. The University of Nevada, Reno is also known as UNR. Another university is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas also known as UNLV. One sport is rifle shooting. They have it at the university. Nevada has no professional sports teams including NFL, basketball, baseball, and soccer. They have college football, the Nevada Wolfpack.
Famous person
One famous person from Nevada is Thelma Catherine Ryan also known as Pat Nixon. She was born in Ely, Nevada. Her birthdate is March 16, 1912. Her nickname is Pat because her father called her Pat when she was little. He called her Pat because she was born right before St. Patrick’s Day. Her father’s name was William Ryan, Sr. Her mom was Kate Halberstadt Ryan. Her siblings were Matthew Bender, Neva Bender, William Ryan, Jr and Thomas …show more content…
They got married on June 21, 1940 in Riverside, California. Then Pat Nixon had her first baby, Patricia, on February 21, 1946. Then they had a second baby, Julie Nixon, on July 5, 1948. They lived in California and Washington DC.
Pat Nixon’s husband Richard Nixon became the 37th President of the United States. Pat Nixon became the First Lady. She went on battle grounds and visited places that had major earthquakes and she was the first First Lady to visit a combat zone in South Vietnam. She traveled more than 100,000 miles. She made the White House better so that people could go there and have a tour. She was the first First Lady to support and to lead equal rights.
Pat Nixon inspired Nevadans to support and give rights to women. Pat Nixon did not do anything specifically for the state but she did volunteer work and inspiration for the whole country. She was also considered “one of us,” a Nevadan. Ely,Nevada made a holiday to celebrate Nevada’s only First Lady. She sponsored to maintain and save national parks in
I chose Nevada because my grandparents live in Nevada. Nevada was the 36th state to join the Union. Nevada joined the Union on 1864 October 31. The Nevadan state nickname is Silver State. Nevada's birthday is on October 31.
Major places in Nevada
Nevada’s capital is Carson City. The Nevada state motto is Battle Born and All For Our Country. Some neighboring states are California, Arizona, and Utah. One major river is the Colorado River. One major geographical feature is the Hoover Dam.
Economics
The population is 2,790,136. One quarter of the population are farmers. Many people work at casinos. Agriculture includes planting and farming. Some tourist attractions include the Hoover Dam, Fremont Street Experience and Golden …show more content…
Although gambling was banned, people still gambled. They secretly kept gambling. Then in 1931, in the middle of the Great Depression, Nevada made gambling legal again. Now gambling is in public and a big part of Nevada’s economy. Because Nevada has so many casinos they have a lot of jobs open for people.
Universities, colleges, culture, sports
A university is the University of Nevada, Reno. The University of Nevada, Reno is also known as UNR. Another university is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas also known as UNLV. One sport is rifle shooting. They have it at the university. Nevada has no professional sports teams including NFL, basketball, baseball, and soccer. They have college football, the Nevada Wolfpack.
Famous person
One famous person from Nevada is Thelma Catherine Ryan also known as Pat Nixon. She was born in Ely, Nevada. Her birthdate is March 16, 1912. Her nickname is Pat because her father called her Pat when she was little. He called her Pat because she was born right before St. Patrick’s Day. Her father’s name was William Ryan, Sr. Her mom was Kate Halberstadt Ryan. Her siblings were Matthew Bender, Neva Bender, William Ryan, Jr and Thomas …show more content…
They got married on June 21, 1940 in Riverside, California. Then Pat Nixon had her first baby, Patricia, on February 21, 1946. Then they had a second baby, Julie Nixon, on July 5, 1948. They lived in California and Washington DC.
Pat Nixon’s husband Richard Nixon became the 37th President of the United States. Pat Nixon became the First Lady. She went on battle grounds and visited places that had major earthquakes and she was the first First Lady to visit a combat zone in South Vietnam. She traveled more than 100,000 miles. She made the White House better so that people could go there and have a tour. She was the first First Lady to support and to lead equal rights.
Pat Nixon inspired Nevadans to support and give rights to women. Pat Nixon did not do anything specifically for the state but she did volunteer work and inspiration for the whole country. She was also considered “one of us,” a Nevadan. Ely,Nevada made a holiday to celebrate Nevada’s only First Lady. She sponsored to maintain and save national parks in