[caption id="attachment_1732" align="alignleft" width="148" caption="Jeannette Rankin (R-Montana)"] [/caption] Wow, everyone that commented got that question right! Didn't I tell you this would be easy? Maybe I'll make today's question a little tougher. Yes, the answer...

[caption id="attachment_1725" align="alignright" width="118" caption="State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America"] [/caption] Man, did the day go by fast today! It's hard to believe we've already visited 10 states! Now here's the moment you've all been waiting...

Nickname: The Green Mountain State Date Ratified: March 4, 1791 (14th) Capital: Montpelier [caption id="attachment_1710" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Vermont"] [/caption] Vermont was the 1st state outside of the original 13 colonies to be admitted...

Nickname: Land of the Midnight Sun Date Ratified: January 3, 1959 (49th) Capital: Juneau [caption id="attachment_1705" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Alaska (courtesy of Wikipedia)"] [/caption] Sarah Palin, is the first Alaskan on a major party's...

Nickname: The Mountain State Date Ratified: June 20, 1863 (35th) Capital: Charleston [caption id="attachment_1697" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of West Virginia"] [/caption] The original state capital was in Wheeling before it was moved to Charleston...

Nickname: The Granite State Date Ratified: June 21, 1788 (9th) Capital: Concord [caption id="attachment_1692" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of New Hampshire"] [/caption] New Hampshire became the first post-colonial sovereign nation in the Americas when...

Nickname: Treasure State Date Ratified: November 8, 1889 (41st) Capital: Helena [caption id="attachment_1687" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Montana"] [/caption] Montana was the first state to elect a female member to Congress. Jeannette Rankin was...

Nickname: Gem State Date Ratified: July 3, 1890 (43rd) Capital: Boise [caption id="attachment_1682" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Idaho"] [/caption] The territorial capital of Idaho was Lewiston. Idaho is home to Sun Valley ski resort, where the world...

Nickname: Peace Garden State Date Ratified: November 2, 1889 (39th) Capital: Bismarck [caption id="attachment_1674" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of North Dakota"] [/caption] Bismarck was originally the capital of the entire Dakota Territory. Upon achieving...