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2012 – The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico votes for a non-binding resolution to become a U.S. state.
If previous procedure is followed, Congress will now request that Puerto Rico establish a state constitution. Then, Congress would vote to approve it as a state, which it usually does. However, Congress is not obligated to follow this procedure, and by its vote, it ultimately must decide, which is not yet certain. Obama and Romney had both pledged to support the result of the referendum and to work with Congress on the issue.
If previous procedure is followed, Congress will now request that Puerto Rico establish a state constitution. Then, Congress would vote to approve it as a state, which it usually does. However, Congress is not obligated to follow this procedure, and by its vote, it ultimately must decide, which is not yet certain. Obama and Romney had both pledged to support the result of the referendum and to work with Congress on the issue.
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Some other interesting events on November 6:
1861 - Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America/
1865 - the CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender.
1944 - At Hanford Atomic Facility, Plutonium is produced for the first time. It is subsequently used in the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 9 August 1945.
1991 - In Kuwait, the last oilfield fire set by the Iraqis in the (First) Gulf War is extinguished.
1861 - Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America/
1865 - the CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender.
1944 - At Hanford Atomic Facility, Plutonium is produced for the first time. It is subsequently used in the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 9 August 1945.
1991 - In Kuwait, the last oilfield fire set by the Iraqis in the (First) Gulf War is extinguished.
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