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Idaho (/ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ (
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For thousands of years, Idaho has been inhabited by Native American peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area disputed between the United States and the British Empire. It officially became U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead being included for periods in Oregon Territory and Washington Territory. Idaho was eventually admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, becoming the 43rd state.
Forming part of the Pacific Northwest (and the associated Cascadia bioregion), Idaho is divided into several distinct geographic and climatic regions. The state's north, the relatively isolated Idaho Panhandle, is closely linked with Eastern Washington, with which it shares the Pacific Time Zone—the rest of the state uses the Mountain Time Zone. The state's south includes the Snake River Plain (which has most of the population and agricultural land). The state's southeast incorporates part of the Great Basin. Idaho is quite mountainous, and contains several stretches of the Rocky Mountains. The United States Forest Service holds about 38% of Idaho's land, the highest proportion of any state. (Full article...)
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- ... that KSKI AM initially broadcast from a lodge at the Sun Valley ski resort?
- ... that prior to his singing career, Thanasit Jaturaput was an international exchange student in Boise, Idaho, through the AFS Intercultural Programs?
- ... that the second half of the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl broke the record for the highest-scoring half in bowl game history?
- ... that Idaho television station KCIX-TV went silent awaiting a merger deal that fell apart?
- ... that Idaho's first television station, KFXD-TV, was a two-man operation that lasted less than two months?
- ... that Priestly's Hydraulic Ram in Gooding County, Idaho, pumped water uphill with no moving parts?
- ... that upon his election in 1970, Cecil Andrus became the first Democratic governor of Idaho in 24 years, and began 24 consecutive years of Democratic governors?
- ... that Jeanne Givens was the first Native American woman elected to the Idaho House of Representatives?
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Bath Rock (from National Parks in Idaho)
Köppen climate types in northern Idaho (from Idaho Panhandle)
Morning Glory Spire (from National Parks in Idaho)
Seal of Idaho Territory 1863-1866 (from History of Idaho)
All female survey crew - Minidoka Project, Idaho 1918 (from History of Idaho)
City of Rocks National Reserve (from National Parks in Idaho)
Panhandle counties shown in red (from Idaho Panhandle)
Seal of Idaho Territory 1866-1890 (from History of Idaho)
Per capita thyroid doses in the continental United States of iodine-131 resulting from all exposure routes from all atmospheric nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site (from History of Idaho)
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The city beach in Sandpoint sits on Lake Pend Oreille
At the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Southwestern Idaho in September 2003 Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejected from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at the base. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people
Tumblers in the 1933 issue of the Boise High School yearbook
An aerial view of the Power County wind farm in Power County, Idaho
The Boise City National Bank in 1974
The downtown area of Atomic City, Idaho
The Sawtooth Valley from Galena Summit, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho
The Treasure Valley from the east side of Bogus Basin
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