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Which was the first state with English as its offical language?

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In 1811, Louisiana was the first state in the U.S. to declare, by statute, English as its official language. It would be 109 years before a second state in the U.S. -- Nebraska -- would issue a constitutional amendment to make English the official state idiom there.

 


 

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