The United States has a rich history spanning nearly 250 years. The national motto "In God We Trust" dates back to the Civil War—although Congress didn't make it official until 1956. Each state's ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state’s nickname. Where states had multiple nicknames throughout history, the one ...

The United States has a rich history spanning nearly 250 years. The national motto "In God We Trust" dates back to the Civil War—although Congress didn't make it official until 1956. Welcome to ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname. Where states had multiple nicknames throughout history, the one ...

Everywhere you go in the United States, there are several "official" things that are claimed as representative of any state that you're in. These include state birds, state flowers and even state ...