Delaware became a state on June 15, 1776, when the Delaware Assembly formally adopted a resolution declaring an end to Delaware’s status as a colony of Great Britain and establishing the three counties as an independent state under the authority of “the Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex Upon Delaware.”

Delaware’s official statehood is listed as December 7, 1787. It’s nickname is “The First State” at it was the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The State Motto is “Liberty and Independence.”

You can find more information at https://delaware.gov/topics/facts/gov.shtml or https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-state