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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever tried to answer the questions of what makes Rhode Island, Rhode Island? The state symbols are a good place to start.

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 ...

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 ...

The Keystone State began recognizing official symbols in 1931 with an act to name a state bird and state tree. Since then, legislators have proposed many other animals, plants and products to join the ...

DETROIT LAKES - Not everything has what it takes to become a state symbol. The lowly leech in its lake weeds and crawly wood tick in its underbrush can only gaze wistfully at those state symbols that ...

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 ...