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Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864 by [[Abraham Lincoln]] during the [[Civil War]]; as a result, one of the State's mottos is "Battle Born."<ref>http://www.leg.state.nv.us/general/FACTS.cfm</ref>
Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864 by [[Abraham Lincoln]] during the [[Civil War]]; as a result, one of the State's mottos is "Battle Born."<ref>http://www.leg.state.nv.us/general/FACTS.cfm</ref>
==Notable people from Nevada==
Andre Agassi, one of the most successful tennis players of all time, was born in Las Vegas.
Gee Jon, the first person to be executed in a gas chamber, was executed at Nevada State Prison.
Pat Nixon, former First Lady, was born in Ely.
[[Harry Reid]], the current Senate Majority Leader and the first Mormon to attain this position, was born in Searchlight.
[[Karl Rove]], President George W. Bush's Chief of Staff, grew up in Sparks.
== References ==
== References ==