Montana's Admission Birth Card: The Queen of Clubs

How the card is assigned

Montana (MT) entered the Table 1 record on November 8, 1889. Card Blueprints uses November 8 — month and day only — and the public D1 birth-card rule (December 31 is the Joker). The year 1889 is unused.

Coordinate: the Queen of Clubs. Live card page (Next.js origin): /birth-card/queen-of-clubs.

Montana's place in the admission record

CRS R47747 Table 1 lists Montana at number 41 of 50. South Dakota entered the same year, at number 40. Washington follows at number 42, in 1889. North Dakota and South Dakota and Washington also enter the table in 1889, so 1889 carries 4 of the 50 dates.

Order in Table 1

41 of 50

Date kind

Admission — admission became effective on this date

Date used

November 8, 1889

Month and day used

November 8 (the year 1889 is unused)

Solar value

55 − (2 × 11 + 8) = 25

Coordinate

Queen of Clubs — Calendar coordinate only — month and day map to this card. Year is unused. Not a fortune-telling reading.

States sharing November 8

none

Wikidata inception (P571)

1889-11-08

Montana on the record

Montana ( mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, particularly the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state. Most of Montana came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1858. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century. Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Montana (CC BY-SA 4.0). Nothing here was written for this page beyond that article; the admission date itself comes from CRS R47747, not Wikipedia.

States that share November 8

No other state shares this month and day on the CRS table.

Other states on the Queen of Clubs

No other state maps to this card.

FAQ

What date does Montana use?

November 8, 1889 — the CRS R47747 Table 1 admission date. Month and day assign the card; the year is unused.

What is Montana's admission birth card?

The Queen of Clubs. That is a coordinate on the Card Blueprints calendar, not a fortune-telling claim about the state.

Where do the dates come from?

Primary: CRS R47747 Table 1. Secondary: Wikipedia’s list of U.S. states by date of admission. Optional Wikidata P571 matched the CRS day for every state QID used here.

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