January 14

Have you ever wondered how the states got their nicknames? As an example, New York is called the ‘Empire State’ because of that statue sitting in New York City’s harbor. Why is New Jersey called ‘The Garden State’? It acquired that name because ‘New Jersey, home of people whose lips move when they read’ didn’t fit on a license plate. Connecticut is called ‘The Constitution State’ because on the 14th in 1639 the Connecticut Council adopted the Fundamental Orders, the first written document detailing how a government should be run and bearing all the features of a modern constitution.