Have you ever tried to answer the questions of what makes Rhode Island, Rhode Island? The state symbols are a good place to start. There's the obvious, like the nickname the Ocean State that pays ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered why Wisconsin's state bird is the robin, why our state fruit is the cranberry, why our state animal is the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Happy Birthday Tennessee! June 1, 1796, the Territory South of the River Ohio became Tennessee – the 16th state of the Union. To celebrate this day we take a closer look at ...

States choose unusual foods, drinks, products to represent them. April 25, 2011 -- As states bestow official honors for flowers, folk dances and even desserts, is an official state energy drink on its ...

MINNEAPOLIS --From our many lakes to our hearty foods, Minnesota has many well-known symbols. But there are nearly 20 officially designated for the state. How are official state symbols chosen? And ...

Many things can be said about Arkansas, but some things are more than said -- in fact, they are legislated. The state has 24 officially enacted symbols by historian David Ware's count, not including ...

Today, the Florida House is set to hear a measure that would change one of the state’s official symbols, swapping Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the American flamingo. This raises a ...

I am devastated to learn there is no evidence of dinosaurs in Rhode Island. I researched this after finding that 14 states have a dinosaur state symbol, including Triceratops in Wyoming and ...

Not everything has what it takes to become a state symbol. The lowly leech and icky wood tick can only gaze wistfully at those symbols that so proudly embody what it means to be Minnesotan: The ...

Have you ever wondered why Wisconsin's state bird is the robin, why our state fruit is the cranberry, why our state animal is the badger? It might surprise you to know that often our state symbols ...