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Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.

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"The Rocky Horror Picture Show," a campy cult favorite of the midnight movie scene for three decades, is far better known than the musical play that inspired it.

Traffic watch

Oct 12, 2008 8:04 am

Major highways

10 things to do this week

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

'W' in theaters, Indy on DVD and the best apple pie we've ever had

The Wedding

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

The introduction: Both Audwin and Kim were looking for love on Blackpeoplemeet.com, and he sent her an e-mail telling her that she had a lovely smile.

Smoking exhibit uses ads to show their influence

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

NEW YORK -- A phalanx of white-coated doctors endorses Camel cigarettes in an exhibit that opened this week at the New York Public Library.

Savoring 'the next Napa'

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Blame the volcanoes of the Northwest that sent so much lava roaring through this valley about 16 million years ago and set the stage.

Atwood: Fiscal crisis is a time to alter attitudes

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

TORONTO -- Anyone looking for a practical alternative to staring dumbly at financial Armageddon may find a little solace in Margaret Atwood's guide to the psychic underpinnings of the credit crisis.

Knightley dresses down in style

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

NEW YORK -- "What does it feel like to wear a corset?" asks Keira Knightley, looking amused. The actress rolls her molasses-brown eyes and starts to gasp as though she's choking on a fish bo...

For true fall colors, look for non-invasive plants

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

There's a stereotype that Americans are more impulsive and quicker to react than Europeans, who tend to be contemplative and measured in their actions.

After 30 years, a return to Southfork

Oct 12, 2008 5:00 am

Hagman excited about one-night 'Dallas' reunion

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