State of the day: North Carolina

North Carolina

"Tar Heel State"

Fact: North Carolina, the northern part of the English colony of Carolana, was named in honor of Charles I of England.

Capital: Raleigh

Size: 52,672 SQ. MI.

Population: 8,320,146

Statehood: November 21, 1789, 12th state.

Motto:"To be rather then to seem"

Tree: Southern Pine

Bird: Cardinal

Flower: Flowering Dogwood

Song: "The Old North State"by William Gaston

HC Punk Band: C.O.C

State of the day: New York

New York

"The Empire State"

Fact: New York was named in honor of the duke of York and Albany after the english took it from Dutch settlers.

Capital: Albany

Size: 53,989 SQ. MI.

Population: 19,157,532

Statehood: July 26, 1788 11th state.

Motto: "Excelsior"

Tree: Sugar Maple

Bird: Bluebird

Flower: Rose

Song:" I love New York"

HC 80's Punk Band:

Reagan Youth

state of the day: New Mexico

New Mexico

"Land of Enchantment"

Fact: New Mexico was given it's name by 16th century spaniards in Mexico.

Capital: Santa Fe

Size: 121,598 sq. mi.

Population: 1,855,059

Statehood:January 6, 1912 47th state.

Motto: "It grows as it goes."

Tree: Nut Pine

Bird: Roadrunner

Flower: Yucca

Song: "O fairNew Mexico" by Elizabeth Garrett

HC Punk Band: Jerry's Kidz.

State of the day: New Jersey

New Jersey (NJ)

"The Garden State"

Fact: New Jersey was named for the english channel isle of Jersey.

Capital: Trenton

Size: 8,215 SQ. MI

Population: 8,590,300

Statehood: December 18,1787, 3rd state.

Motto:" Liberty and Prosperity"

Tree: Red Oak

Bird: American Goldfinch

Flower: Violet

Song: N/A

Hardcore Band: Adrenalin OD

State of the day: New Hampshire

New Hampshire (NH)

"The Granite State"

Fact: New Hampshire comes from the english county of Hampshire.

Capital: Concord

Size: 9,283

Population: 1,275,056

Statehood: June 21, 1788, 9th state

Motto:"Live Free or Die"

Tree: White Birch

Bird: Purple Finch

Flower: Purple Lilac

Song: "Old New Hampshire" by Jhon F. Holmes.

HC 80's Punk Band:

The Scam.

State of the Day: Nevada

 Nevada (NV)

"The Silver State"

Fact: Nevada was given it's name by Spanish explorers. It is the spanish word meaning "snowcapped" referring to the Sierra Nevada.

Capital: Carson City

Size: 110,567 Sq. Mi.

Population: 2,173,491

Statehood: October 31,1864,36th state

Motto: "All for our Country"

Tree: Single Leaf Pinon

Bird: Mountain Bluebird

Flower: Sagebrush

Song: "Home means Nevada" 

Hardcore Band: 7 Seconds

State of the Day: Montana

 Montana (MT)

"The Treasure State"

Fact: Montana was chosen from a Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley. It is a latinized Spanish word meaning "mountainous"

Capital: Helena

Size: 147,046 Sq. Mi.

Population: 909,453

Statehood: November 8, 1889, 41st state

Motto: "Gold and Silver"

Tree: Ponderosa Pine 

Bird: Western Meadowlark

Flower: Bitterroot

Song: "Montana" by Charles C. Cohen, music by Joseph E. Howard

Hardcore Band: Deranged Diction

State of the Day: Missouri

Missouri (MO)

"The Show Me State"

Fact: Missouri is named after the Algonquin Indian tribe; it means "town of the large canoes"

Capital: Jefferson City 

Size: 69,709 Sq. Mi.

Population: 5,672,579

Statehood: August 10, 1821, 24th state

Motto: Let the Welfare of the People be the Supreme Law"

Tree: Flowering Dogwood

Bird: Bluebird

Flower: White Hawthorn Blossom

Song: "Missouri Waltz" by J.R. Shannon

Hardcore Band: Blind Idiot God

State of the Day: Mississippi

Mississippi (MS)

"The Magnolia State"

Fact: Miississippi comes from an Indian word meaning "Father of waters"

Capital: Jackson

Size: 48,286 sq. mi.

Population: 2,871,782

Statehood: December 10th 1817, 20th State

Motto:"By Valor and Arms"

Tree: Magnolia

Bird: Mockingbird

Flower: Magnolia Blossom

Song: "Go Mississippi"

'80s Hardcore Band: The Windbreakers

State of the Day: Minnesota

Minnesota (MN)

"The Land of 10,000 Lakes"

Fact: Minnesota comes from a Dakota Sioux Indian word meaning" sky-tinted water"

Capital: Saint Paul

Size: 86,943 sq. mi.

Population: 5,019,172

Statehood: May 11, 1858,32nd state.

Motto:"Star of the north"

Tree: Red (Norway) Pine

Bird: Common Loon

Flower: Lady Slipper

Song: "Hail Minnesota"

'80s Hardcore Band: Final Conflict

State of the Day: Michigan

Michigan (MI)

"The Wolverine state"

Fact: Michigan comes from the Chippewa Indian words "Mica Gama" meaning " great or large lake" refering to Lake Michigan

Capital: Lansing

Size: 96,705 sq. mi.

Population: 10,050,446

Statehood: January 26, 1837, 26th state

Motto: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" 

Tree: White Pine

Bird: Robin

Flower: Apple Blossom

Song: "Michigan My Michigan"

'80s Hardcore Band: Negative Approach

State of the Day: Massachusetts

Massachusetts (MA)

"The Bay State"

Fact: Masachusetts is named after the Masachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill"

Capital: Boston

Size: 4,291 sq. mi.

Population: 6, 427, 801

Statehood: February 6th 1788     6th State

Motto: "By the swrd we seek peace, but only peace under liberty" 

Tree: American Elm

Bird: Black Capped Chickadee

Flower: Black Eyed Susan

Song: "All Hail to Masachusetts"

'80s Hardcore Band: Jerry's Kids

State of the Day: Maryland

Maryland (MD)

"The Old Line State"

Fact: Maryland was named in honor of Henrietta Marier, who granted the right to establish an English colony there.

Capital: Annapolis

Size: 12,297 sq. mi.

Population: 5, 458, 137

Statehood: April 28th 1778     7th State

Motto: "Strong Deeds, Gentle Words" 

Tree: White Oak

Bird: Baltimore Oriole

Flower: Black Eyed Susan

Song: "Maryland, My Maryland" by James R. Randall

'80s Hardcore Band: VOID

State of the Day: Maine

Maine (ME)

"The Pine Tree State"

Fact: Maine was first used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered as a complement to Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I of England. She was said have owned the province of Mayne in France

Capital: Augusta

Size: 33,741sq. mi.

Population: 1,294,464

Statehood: March 15th 1820     23rd State

Motto: "Dirigo" (I Lead)

Tree: White Pine

Bird: Black Capped Chickadee

Flower: White Pine Cone and Tassel

Song: "State of Maine Song" by Roger Vinton Snow

'80s Hardcore Band: Zero Mentality

State of the Day: Louisiana

Louisiana (La)

"The Pelican State"

Fact: Louisiana is named in honor of Louis XIV

Capital: Baton Rouge

Size: 49, 652 sq. mi.

Population: 4,482,646

Statehood: April 30, 1812     18th State

Motto: "Union, Justice, and Confidence"

Tree: Bald Cypress

Bird: Brown Pelican

Flower: Magnolia

Song: "Song of Louisiana" by Vashi R. Stopher

'80s Hardcore Band: Shell Shock