Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... first rounded the Cape of Good Hope.
Sir Francis Drake, (c. 1540-1596), pirate, leader of the second circumnavigation
Jules Dumont d'Urville, (1790-1842), explorer of ...