Britain did, US second, Canada third.
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While the US Navy was created second (after the US Army), the US Marines take the second position in terms of precedence and seniority because they were never officially disbanded and maintain their seniority from their founding date.
The second state to ratify the US Constitution was Pennsylvania. The date of ratification was December 12, 1787. Thus it was the 2nd US State.
The US operated on the Truman Doctrine, which was that communism must be contained, and thereby prevented from taking over the world.
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The second most populated state is Texas.
Texas is the second most populated state.
The second most populated state is Texas.
Marijuana is the second most widely used illegal drug in the US after cocaine.
The second most popular sport would be baseball. Although it is second for most popular SEEN, it is first for the most PLAYED sport.
China.
China has the second most billionaires in the world after the United States.
Steroids are the second most drug used in sports like wrestling.
Memphis Tennessee is the second most dangerous state in the United States.
Spanish
Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the United States.