An attempt to drop the word North from the state name was defeated by the 1947 Legislative Assembly (House Concurrent Resolution {H.C.R.} J). Again in 1989, the Legislature rejected two resolutions (Senate Concurrent Resolutions Nos. {S.C.R.
The Noahide Laws were quietly passed in Congress. Congressman Tom Sawyer-Ohio, Congressman Tom Ridge-Pennsylvania (Governor during 911 and Virginia Tech shooting lead investigator), Jewish lobbyist and minority leader Bob Michaels and Congressman Benjamin Gillman-New York.
That law is the Northwest Ordinance, which was passed by the Congress of the Confederation of the United States 225 years ago today, on July 13, 1787. As mentioned above, the Ordinance helped establish the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and (in part), Minnesota.