flag was designed by a high school student – Robert G.

Delaware was the first state and New Hampshire was the ninth state to accept the constitution, thus making it legal. For the acceptance of the constitution which was proposed in 1787, nine states needed to vote in its favor. The first constitution of the United States was adopted in 1788. A look at the United States’ Constitution.Ĥ.

The system consists of three segments: the space segment, the control segment, and the user segment. Air Force? The Global Positioning System is a utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services. Did you know that the GPS is operated and maintained by the U.S. In 1783, the United States became the first country to gain independence from a European power. The United States of America is also referred to as “the States”, “the United States”, “the U.S.”, “the USA”, and “America”.Ģ. It is the world’s third most populous country after China and India and the world’s fourth largest country by land area after Russia, Canada, and China.

The United States of America is a country consisting of 50 independent states in the northern part of America, sixteen territories and a district of Columbia (Washington D.C.).