Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Annette C. Earling, WCPA Executive Director A Park in Need of Restoration Washington Crossing State Park of New Jersey has ...

Three days before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson purchased a thermometer from a ...

Check out One Pelham East, a multi-level bar and nightclub that’s been keeping Newport dancing since 1974. Live music, DJs, ...

Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...

In a landmark victory, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years, securing a two-thirds majority. The party's triumph saw it claim 48 out of 70 seats ...

How does this technology work, and what exactly are you trying to illustrate or discover with these maps? HAGAN: We are using light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, to try to find the old-growth ...

UNITED STATES – Ms Diamond Pearson needed a new ... “Did you know this is an old prison?” Indeed, the development, now called Liberty, had a former life as the Lorton Reformatory, a prison ...

Massachusetts was part of the original territory of the United States. But while the country declared independence on July 4, 1776, Massachusetts ... MA is over 300 years old.

A 100-year-old map has led Brandon to a forgotten home ... ways to use a holiday windfall New retirement age in the United States by 2025: What you need to know ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- As new military construction projects are building spaces for the military of tomorrow, some projects are renovating historic Army structures to continue providing ...

This week we use a century old map to uncover long forgotten historical site! We find some amazing history while mudlarking the backwoods of Alabama Irv Gotti, Music Executive Behind Ja Rule and ...