Nevada was rushed to become a state just days before the 1864 election to help Lincoln's reelection
— Sunny Aggarwal 🧪 â‚¿ (@sunnya97) November 24, 2020
B/c there wasn't enough time to send the state constitution by mail, it was sent to Congress via telegram
Transmitting the 16543 words took 2 full days & cost $4303 (~$70k today) https://t.co/EjRLKjB29e