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.
... Cook, (1728-1779), explored the Pacific, discovering or mapping many lands and islands
Hernan Fernando Cortes, conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico; sent out ...