Happy Birthday Minnesota!
Today Minnesota turns 154 years old, and to help us celebrate, Bing decided to make Minneapolis the featured image on the search engine’s homepage.
Fun Fact: May 11, 1858 was the date that Minnesota became the 32nd state of the United States of America.
So what’s in the boxes?
Box #1: This riverside skyline crowns the most northerly of the lower 48 states.
It’s a state that’s also celebrating a birthday today »
Box #2: The people of this state have an infamous love affair with an uncommon fish.
Meet the notorious food with a long half-life »
Box #3: Back in the 1880s, this town grew at a feverish pace once people harnessed a powerful falls.
Take a look, it runs under this bridge »
Box #4: This is where you’ll find a Prince, a Doughboy, and seven miles of pedestrian skyways on the edge of the prairie.
What’s your guess: Minneapolis or St. Paul? »
Info Box: Minneapolis skyline and Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River, Minnesota (© Joe Mamer/age fotostock)
Once again Happy 154th Birthday Minnesota, you don’t look a day over 100!
Cheers!
James Svoboda, MnSearch Vice President, WebRanking CEO, Marketing Land Contributor and Husband & Father in Eden Prairie, MN. You can find me on Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Minnesota pols voted for a NEW Vikings stadium and note the Bing homepage on the 154th birthday of Minnesota Statehood.