California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including ...

The Great Seal of the United States is a powerful national emblem, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and authority. Used to authenticate important documents, such as treaties and commissions, it ...

Massachusetts has unveiled the finalists for the new state seal, flag and motto, after creating a commission to decide on new symbols to represent the state. The Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory ...

What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common? All ...

Department of War. A U.S. flag flies above the gilded Bald Eagle statue by Theodore Roszak atop the U.S. embassy in London, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Credit: AP Photo/Matt Dunham The Great Seal of the ...

California is turning 175 years old later this year. To mark the occasion, we will be looking at several aspects of the state seal, as well as the nation’s seal and those of other states. The seal of ...

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You probably know Tennessee’s state flag features a Tristar circle, but what about the state beverage? Or wild animal?