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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii: 2014 [2] Animal: California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus: 1958 Bat: Pallid bat. Antrozous pallidus. 2024 [3] Bird: California quail Callipepla californica: 1931 [4] Colors: Blue and gold Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the ...
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Ariel Sophia Bardi spent the beginning of her career traveling the world, but took on a full-time desk job in her mid-30s.
Name Image Birth, death Birthplace Occupation Notes Leo Carrillo: 1880–1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. actor Hollywood move actor and nature conservationist, [1] [2] namesake of Leo Carrillo State Park: Angustias de la Guerra: 1815–1890 San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) women's rights activist ...
In 1978, San Francisco punk band the Dead Kennedys' first single, "California über alles", from the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, was released; it was performed from the perspective of then-governor Brown painting a picture of a hippie-fascist state, satirizing what they considered his mandating of liberal ideas in a fascist manner ...
This category contains a listing of all articles and subcategories that have articles relating to families of persons from the U.S. state of California. Subcategories This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total.
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