United States of America
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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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