This resource has a colorful display of information about North Carolina. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols and links to related information.

This site has a colorful display of information about Massachusetts. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.

A colorful survey of Wisconsin features a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.

A great site for learning unique things about Washington as well as the usual facts. You can also read about the history, watch a brief video, find images and statistics.

Learn all about the symbols of the state of South Dakota. Find out why and when they were chosen as symbols, and see pictures of them.

This site has a colorful display of information about Mississippi. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.

This site from Enchanted Learning provides a colorful display of information about Montana. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.

This site is an organized list of information about the state of Kentucky. The list includes things like the state's nickname, major rivers, symbols, flag, and lots more.

This is a colorful collection of maps, facts and symbols of Hawaii. Also includes the Hawaiian flag.

Offers basic information on the history, culture, economy, geography, people, and government of Alaska. Also, provides maps and an almanac of statistical facts.

Features information about Colorado state symbols including the flag, the state seal, the state motto, the state animal, bird, insect and fish, the state tree, the state flower, the state song, and more. Provides numerous links to many...

This site has a colorful display of information about Oklahoma. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.

The worst epidemic to hit the United States occurred in 1918. Nicknamed the Spanish Influenza, this epidemic killed over 600,000 Americans. This documentary site tells the story of a flu whose cause was unknown and that disappeared as...

"One of the original 13 states, Connecticut is known as the 'Constitution State.'" How did Connecticut get its nickname? Who developed the first American hamburger? These answers and more are waiting for you at the Library of Congress...

Why does Wisconsin have the nickname, "America's Dairyland"? Come and check out the traditions of this great state.

Discover the "Great Lakes State." Learn all of the different nicknames for Michigan. Library of Congress website gives us a wide range of information.

America's Story features fun facts about Minnesota, such as how Minnesota's nickname and interesting places such as Anoka, the Halloween Capital of the world and important cultural happenings like the Spam Festival.

Over the last century, professional baseball has grown to become one of the most popular forms of American entertainment. Indeed, the sport's nickname - "America's Pastime" - has become embedded in the nation's lexicon. More than 60...

Find out about Washington D.C.'s symbols.

Jack the Rapper (Jack Gibson) helped open the first African-American-owned radio station in the United States, WERD in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949. Gibson learned about radio while working as a gofer for deejay Al Benson in Chicago. He...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Gene Lipscomb, an American gridiron football player and larger-than-life "character" whose exploits helped make professional football the most popular sport in the United States during the...

Architect William Strickland designed this church in the Egyptian Revival style. Beginning his career as an apprentice to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Strickland was one of the most prominent architects in the United States at the time of his...

Thomas Hart Benton nicknamed "Old Bullion" (March 14, 1782 - April 10, 1858), was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States.