Oregon's Admission Birth Card: The Jack of Diamonds

How the card is assigned

Oregon (OR) entered the Table 1 record on February 14, 1859. Card Blueprints uses February 14 — month and day only — and the public D1 birth-card rule (December 31 is the Joker). The year 1859 is unused.

Coordinate: the Jack of Diamonds. Live card page (Next.js origin): /birth-card/jack-of-diamonds.

Oregon's place in the admission record

CRS R47747 Table 1 lists Oregon at number 33 of 50. 1 year after Minnesota (number 32, 1858). Kansas follows at number 34, in 1861. 1859 carries only this one date in Table 1.

Order in Table 1

33 of 50

Date kind

Admission — admission became effective on this date

Date used

February 14, 1859

Month and day used

February 14 (the year 1859 is unused)

Solar value

55 − (2 × 2 + 14) = 37

Coordinate

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

States sharing February 14

Arizona

Wikidata inception (P571)

1859-02-14

Oregon on the record

Oregon ( ORR-ih-ghən, -⁠gon) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western United States, with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. The western boundary is formed by the Pacific Ocean. Oregon has been home to many indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early to mid-16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as the strait now bearing his name. The Lewis and Clark Expedition traversed Oregon in the early 19th century, and the first permanent European settlements in Oregon were established soon afterward by trappers and fur traders. The United States received joint occupation rights to the region from the United Kingdom through the Treaty of 1818. The Oregon Treaty of 1846 formally brought Oregon under American sovereignty, and the Oregon Territory was created two years later. Oregon was admitted to the United States on February 14, 1859, becoming the 33rd state. Today, with 4.2 million people over 98,000 square miles (250,000 km2), Oregon is the ninth-largest and 27th-most populous U.S. state. The capital, Salem, is the third-most populous city in Oregon, with 175,535 residents.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Oregon (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 February 14

• Arizona — February 14, 1912

Other states on the Jack of Diamonds

• Arizona — Jack of Diamonds

FAQ

What date does Oregon use?

February 14, 1859 — the CRS R47747 Table 1 admission date. Month and day assign the card; the year is unused.

What is Oregon's admission birth card?

The Jack of Diamonds. 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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