OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
1787 saw three states admitted into the Union; they were in order, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The next year, 1788, saw eight more states enter into the U.S. by ratifying the U.S. Constitution; they were Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York.
LINKS
Robert G. Wilson v, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..50
Wikipedia, List of U.S. states by date of statehood
Wolfram Alpha, List of U.S. state admission
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,fini,less
AUTHOR
Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 24 2014
STATUS
approved