| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OKLA | First st. admitted to the union in the 20th century |
| OHIO | First state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory |
| NEBR | First st. to join the Union after the end of the Civil War |
| VERNE | Author of "Paris in the 20th Century," an 1863 novel first published in 1994 |
