Rhode Island played host to the first open golf tournament in 1865. Get your groove on in South Carolina © TriggerPhoto / Getty Images South Carolina The official state dance is called the “shag.” Quit your giggling, it’s a form of the jitterbug. ...
The first successful English settlement was at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, followed in 1620 by the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, then the arrival of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, started by the Puritans. In 1609 the Dutch settled New York and in 1617, they settled in New...
The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state. Rodeo is the official state sport of Texas. The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no pe...