U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for December 13 |
| Published In: District of Columbia, National |
| Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:01 AM |
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| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13: THE 1880 CENSUS Profile America -- Sunday, December 13th. The national census next April will be the 23rd time this once-a-decade count has been conducted since 1790. The 10th census in 1880 profiled a nation coping with the Industrial Revolution. There were just over 50 million residents in the 38 states of the U.S., and the largest city, New York, topped the one million mark in population. In the decade to follow, Mark Twain published "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the Statue of Liberty, a gift of France, arrived in New York Harbor, and pharmacist John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola. At the decade's end, the first issue of the Wall Street Journal was published. Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau, now preparing for the 2010 Census. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Through the Decades Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button). SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau |
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