Here is an excellent video from RodMacbeth.com that I just had to share with you. It's a short collection of historical figures who were told at some point in their life that they wouldn't amount to anything. This video just proves that nobody can predict the future...
Nickname: The Sunshine State Date Ratified: March 3, 1845 (27th) Capital: Tallahassee [caption id="attachment_1924" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Florida"] [/caption] Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States whose borders encompass...
Nickname: The North Star State Date Ratified: May 11, 1858 (32nd) Capital: St. Paul [caption id="attachment_1919" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Minnesota"] [/caption] Southdale Center, in Edina, was the first shopping mall in the United States. Today...
Nickname: Bay State Date Ratified: February 6, 1788 (6th) Capital: Boston [caption id="attachment_1912" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Massachusetts"] [/caption] Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer...
Nickname: Garden State Date Joined: December 18th, 1787 (3rd) Capital: Trenton [caption id="attachment_1904" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of New Jersey"] [/caption] In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. Christie Street...
Nickname: The Great Lakes State Date Ratified: January 26, 1837 (26th) Capital: Lansing [caption id="attachment_1894" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Michigan"] [/caption] Michigan was the first state, and the first English-speaking government in the...
Nickname: Pelican State Date Ratified: April 30, 1812 (18th) Capital: Baton Rouge [caption id="attachment_1883" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Louisiana"] [/caption] Caddo Lake was the first site of petroleum drilling over water in the world. At 450...
Nickname: Sooner State Date Ratified: November 16, 1907 (46th) Capital: Oklahoma City [caption id="attachment_1875" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Oklahoma"] [/caption] Oklahoma's first newspaper was the Cherokee Advocate. First published in 1844, it...
Nickname: Silver State Date Ratified: October 31, 1864 (36th) Capital: Carson City [caption id="attachment_1870" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Nevada"] [/caption] In 1859, prospectors found the biggest deposit of silver ore at Comstock Lode, under...
