Summer States No. 15 - Kentucky

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your tour guide, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to the wacky world of international history! Today we'll be taking a look at the fifteenth state admitted into the United States, Kentucky. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get straight into it!

     Kentucky Facts:

• Date of Statehood: June 1, 1792
• Capital: Frankfort
• Population: 4,339,367 (2010)
• Size: 40,411 square miles
• Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
• Tree: Tulip Poplar
• Flower: Goldenrod
• Bird: Cardinal

     Fun Facts:

• Despite the fact that no battles were fought in Kentucky, almost half of the Americans that died in the War of 1812 were from Kentucky.
• The "Good Morning to All" song was invented for school purposes. The tune was then used in the "Happy Birthday!" song in 1924 and became the most recognizable song in the English language.
• Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

     Kentucky on a map:

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/kentucky