Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Delaware???

state flower, bird,mammal,reptile,tree?

three famous people from Delaware?

something it is known for?

three additional trivia facts about it?

help!!!???

Delaware???
The state's motto, "Liberty and Independence" is inscribed on the coat of arms, which is incorporated into both the state seal and the state flag. The state's official nickname, "The First State" commemorates the fact that on December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the United States Constitution.[7] Commemorating Delaware's ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover's Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved. Delaware has also been called the "Blue Hen State", referring to the official state bird, the Blue Hen Chicken, which was carried with the Delaware Revolutionary War soldiers for cockfighting[8], and the "Diamond State".[9] The ferocity of the Blue Hen Chickens carried by Captain Jonathan Caldwell's men in the Revolutionary Army and the prowess of his company led to the nickname of "Caldwell's Gamecocks"[10] and the nickname of the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. Along with other traditional symbols such as an official state tree (the American holly) and flower (the peach blossom), legislature has adopted the Delaware Diamond, the first star on the International Star Registry ever to be registered to an American State.







http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware#St...





Famous Delawareans

Valerie Bertinelli actress, Wilmington

Robert Montgomery Bird playwright, author, New Castle

Henry S. Canby editor, author, Seidel

Annie Jump Cannon astronomer, Dover

Felix Darley artist, Claymont

E. I. du Pont industrialist, Wilmington

Henry Heimlich surgeon, inventor, Wilmington

Wilham Julius Johnson basketball player, Wilmington

Howard Pyle artist, author, Wilmington

John Phillips author, Wilmington

George Read jurist, signer of Declaration of Independence, New Castle

Caesar Rodney patriot, signer of Declaration of Independence, Dover

http://www.50states.com/bio/delaware.htm


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