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The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) [1] Shrub: Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Shrub (native) Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) Slogan "The Friendly State" [1] 1930: Snack Tortilla chips and salsa [1] 1995: Sport: Rodeo: 1997 [6] Stone: Petrified palmwood: Tartan: Texas Bluebonnet Tartan: May 25, 1989: Pastry: Strudel and sopaipilla: 2003 ...
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of five states in the United States, a trend that was started in 1920, when the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs proposed the idea. In January 1927, Governor Dan Moody approved this, and Texas became the first state ever to choose a state bird.
Texxas Jam was the informal nickname of an annual summer rock concert called the Texxas World Music Festival (1978–1988). It was held in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl , and in Houston , at either the Astrodome or the Rice Stadium on the campus of Rice University .
Animal Jam Classic, [1] formerly known as Animal Jam, is a massively multiplayer online game developed by WildWorks and recommended for kids up to the age of 12. It was launched in 2010, in collaboration with the National Geographic Society . [ 2 ]
[1] Prior to his term in the Oval Office, Jefferson bought his first mockingbird in November 1772 from a slave of his father-in-law John Wayles for five shillings. [2] [3] Birds were Jefferson's favorite animal and Dick was the favorite from among at least four mockingbirds the president had while in office. [3]
The “3-Rex” birthday took place at a Sky Zone indoor trampoline park and featured a balloon wall and themed desserts, including an epic three-tiered Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright ...
Stanley Marsh 3 (January 31, 1938 – June 17, 2014) was an American artist, businessman, philanthropist, and prankster from Amarillo, Texas.He is perhaps best known for having been the sponsor of the Cadillac Ranch, an unusual public art installation off historic Route 66, now Interstate 40, west of Amarillo.
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. Instantly successful, widely read in middle and high schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize. [1]