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The '''United States of America''', also known as the '''United States''', was a former [[National government|nation]] of [[Earth]]. "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States. | The '''United States of America''', also known as the '''United States''', was a former [[National government|nation]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=1}} "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
In | In 1775,<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="encyctimeline"/><ref name="halowarsbarracks">''Halowars.com'', UNSC - Barracks ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090312142038/http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/barracks.aspx Warback Machine archive] and [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Barracks|Halopedia archive]])</ref> | ||
The "first" | The "first" American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the [[Wikipedia:Union Army|Union army]].<ref name="tilatpdopjc"/> | ||
===20th and 21st-century=== | ===20th and 21st-century=== | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
*[[Alaska]] | *[[Alaska]] | ||
* | *California | ||
** | **San Francisco | ||
*[[Kentucky]] | *[[Kentucky]] | ||
*[[Indiana]] | *[[Indiana]] | ||
*[[Wisconsin]] | *[[Wisconsin]] | ||
* | *Illinois | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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The United States of America, also known as the United States, was a former nation of Earth.[2] "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States.
History
Early history
In 1775,[3] the United States Marine Corps was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the UNSC Marine Corps.[3][4]
The "first" American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the Union army.[5]
20th and 21st-century
During World War II, Isoroku Yamamoto crippled the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.[6]
At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.[5] By 1996, US Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell has an was the 6th human being to have walked on Luna.[7]
In 2004, Melissa, an Artificial intelligence from 2552, hijacked a portion of the US payphone infrastructure. This resulted in payphone calls by her to Alaska, Kentucky and Montana.[8]
URNA
- Main article: United Republic of North America
The political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the United Republic of North America.[1]
Geography
List of appearances
- I love bees (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Evolutions
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 1
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, Timeline, p. 31
- ^ Halowars.com, UNSC - Barracks (Warback Machine archive and Halopedia archive)
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
- ^ Society of the Ancients, Members (Retrieved on Nov 22, 2007) [archive]
- ^ ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk, six degrees of (Retrieved on Nov 12, 2020) [archive]
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