While so much of the world knows Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States, many in Delaware have always known the state's longtime political leader as just Joe. It's what makes Biden's looming departure from the White House feel so momentous ...

But Biden's name is already written across Delaware, on pools and rest stops, while his mere presence put other places on the map. Biden has forever changed Delaware's place in history − and the places in Delaware history.

Joe Biden and Delaware are synonymous with each other. How and what has he done for Delaware, the U.S., and the world?