North Dakota (November 2, 1889) was the 39th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of North Dakota, adopted 1889, stated:
<Preamble. We, the people of North Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain and establish this Constitution.> 1889ND001
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Endnotes:
1889ND001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). North Dakota, 1889, Constitution, Preamble. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 173; "Hearings, Prayers in Public Schools and Other Matters," Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (87th Cong., 2nd Sess.), 1962, pp. 268 et seq.