From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-370681-946134

When did Ohio become a state?

Ohio, commonly know as the seventeenth state, technically did not become a state until August 7, 1953. Due to an oversight, Congress never voted on the resolution to admit Ohio to the Union until that date.

This news arrived on: 06/29/2008

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