On this day in history, Nevada became the 36th state.

Nevada is the seventh-largest state in area, and geographically covers the Mojave Desert in the south to the Great Basin in the north. About 86% of the state’s land is owned by the U.S federal government under various jurisdictions both civilian and military. As of 2006, there were about 2.6 million residents, with over 85% of the population residing in the metropolitan areas around Las Vegas and Reno. The state is well known for its easy marriage and divorce proceedings, legalization of gambling and, in a few counties, legalized brothels.

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Local residents – particularly natives of the state – resent hearing Nevada’s name pronounced differently in the national media, a problem that has crystallized with increased coverage of the state following the 2008 Presidential Primary Elections.

You can find out more about Nevada at the state’s website or by visiting Wikipedia. You can find out more about mesothelioma by clicking this link.

You can find out more about this day in history at the History Channel, Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease.

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