July 4, 1776
In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" after Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. The former British colonies first used the country's modern name in the Declaration of Independence, the "unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" adopted by the "Representatives of the united States of America" on July 4, 1776. The current name was finalized on November 15, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which states, "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'" The short form the United States is also standard. Other common forms include the U.S., the USA, and America. Colloquial names include the U.S. of A. and the States. Columbia, a once popular name for the United States, was derived from Christopher Columbus. It appears in the name "District of Columbia".
The Constitution of the United States and related documents
1787
Laws, etc
1789
Extradition laws and treaties, United States
1795
Pakistan
1965
Declaration of Independence
1776
Portugal
1965
Investment guaranties
1966
Laws, etc. (U.S. code annotated
1900
Third Congress of the United States: At the first session, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the second of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three
1794
Alien amateur radio operators
1966
Federal aviation regulations
1978
Resource management and fire control policies
1996
Official Congressional Directory
1861
The laws of the United States of America
1796
Atomic energy
1966
Constitution of the United States With Index
2010
20th Century Guide to Majestic 12 with FBI Declassified Documents and UFO Files from CIA, DIA, FBI, NSA, NASA, DOD (CD-ROM)
2006
21st Century Secret Documents John Lennon, FBI Declassified Documents, Federal Documents and References (Core Federal Information CD-ROM)
2006
Grants
2003
Hand to Hand Combat
1981
Improvised Munitions Black Book Volume 2
1981
M4 Carbine M16A2 W/E Armorer's Guide
2000
The Declaration of independence, 1776
1911
The new American state papers
1972
