Country Profile: State bird and flower information updated. World Data Editors Jun 11, 2010 Country Profile: Added area and population figures. World Data Editors Apr 09, 2010 Population data updated. Lorraine Murray Apr 09, 2010 Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel - Missouri, Unit...
Nickname(s):Show Me State Motto:Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”) Tree:Flowering Dogwood Flower:White Hawthorn Blossom Bird:Bluebird Interesting Facts When the Missouri Territory first applied for statehood, a debate ensued over the government...
Linnaeus also introduced a “sexual system” of plants, by which the numbers of flower parts—especially stamens, which produce male sex cells, and styles, which are prolongations of plant ovaries that receive pollen grains—became useful tools for easy identification of plants. This simple ...
Now, about that "in Missouri, more or less" comment. Missouri unfortunately has to share Kansas City with those people from the Sunflower State (aka Kansas). It pains me to give a Jayhawk credit for anything, but they do share a little bit of this conservative honor. When I say "littl...
On the other hand, Kansas and Oklahoma made the top 10 list, regarding best states to drive in. Oklahoma even made the top 5, coming in at 4th place. The Sunflower State (Kansas) took 9th. Near the middle of the pack is the state of Arkansas which is ranked 35th by Wallet...
Bettmann // Getty Images 1929: Permanent Appointment Act As per the U.S. Constitution, each state had at least one Representative and no more than one for every 30,000 people, but there was no clear definition on how large future Congresses for a growing America should be. Before passing...
Near Tucson, Arizona is Saguaro National Park, where visitors can find the largest cacti in the country. The average Saguarocan live 150 years. The blossoms are Arizona's state flower. Sequoia National Park, California Kelly vanDellen // Shutterstock ...
Getty Images Vehicles Get Taxed As Personal Property In most places I've lived, when you go to get new plates for your car, that's when the state taxes your vehicle. Not so here in Missouri. Getting plates and registration is relatively cheap. However, you end up paying for your vehicle...
Following a trip to Europe, Fresh Market founders Ray and Beverly Berry sought to replicate the feel of an open food market with specialized products and service, a butcher, and flower stands, rather than the warehouse-style supermarkets common in the U.S. They opened their first store in Gr...
Cysteodemus wislizeni(black bladder-bodied blister beetle—family Meloidae) feeding on flower ofTribulus terrestris(puncture vine) in mesquite/saltbush chaparral below gypsum/red siltstone slopes. Lea Lake Recreation Area Bottomless Lakes State Park ...