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Minnesota became the 32nd state in the country on May 11, 1858. Since then lawmakers have adopted several official state symbols.

Indigenous woolly dogs, ground sloth pendants and more headline-grabbing findings by scientists at the National Museum of Natural History

A variety of arts and humanities projects across all of D.C.’s eight wards will be funded this fiscal year 2024. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and

Minnesota became the 32nd state in the country on May 11, 1858. Since then lawmakers have adopted several official state symbols.

Minnesota became the 32nd state in the country on May 11, 1858. Since then lawmakers have adopted several official state symbols.

Minnesota became the 32nd state in the country on May 11, 1858. Since then lawmakers have adopted several official state symbols.

This rocket restored NASA crew launches to US soil, then launched 18 more times.

On December 28, Utahs Hogle Zoo introduced Gaia, an eight-month old black-footed cat, to their Small Animal Building. Black-footed cats the worlds most lethal and smallest African wild cat.

The Adena Culture emerged in the Ohio River Valley sometime between 1400 and 800 BC, and persisted until around 300 AD. Adena raised earthen mounds ranging from just a few inches to nearly 70 feet high (21 meters). Within the mounds, the honored dead were buried in sub-mound pits, log tombs, and occasionally elaborate timber structures. The human remains from the mounds were frequently found with artifacts, including copper bracelets, beads, and gorgets, as well shell, flint, and slate objects.

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