After the original 13 colonies, this was the first state to enter the Union
Of the Greek city-states, it was the 1st to raise a standing army
Their marriage in 1469 began the unification of nearly all of present-day Spain
The ancient Romans called this land "Hibernia"
This republic immediately preceded Hitler's 3rd Reich
This French city's Palace of the Popes was the center of Christianity for most of the 14th century
This Scottish discoverer of the Victoria Falls was "found" by Henry Stanley in November 1871
In 1895 this British diamond king had a colony named for himself
To protect against piracy in the 18th century, the U.S. made payoffs to this group of north African states
In 1975 this country's colony of Angola became the last European colony to gain independence