List of Ohio state symbols

Ohio, which is also known by its nickname, The Buckeye State, has many official symbols. What follows is a comprehensive list of state symbols of Ohio, each of which is accompanied by a brief description and corresponding facts. The majority of these items are officially recognized by State Law, having been ratified by an act of the Ohio General Assembly and executed by the governor's signature. These items can be found in the Ohio Revised Code, General Provisions, Chapter 5. Two of Ohio's official symbols have not been officially signed into law, but were made official through resolution in the Senate. [ [http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/insect/oh_insect.htm Official Symbols of Ohio not signed into law] ]

tate Motto

Adopted in 1959, the Ohio motto, "With God, all things are possible", is a quotation taken from Matthew, 19:26. There was, however, a period from 1865 until 1867 when the motto was: "Imperium in Imperio" (trans. from Latin: "Empire within an Empire"). Too controversial for a post-Civil War society, it was repealed after two years. [ [http://www.netpluscom.com/~timhouse/ohio.pdf Ohio Fact Sheet] ] [http://www.touring-ohio.com/symbols/seal-of-ohio.html# History of the Great Seal of Ohio] ]

tate Slogan

The current official marketing slogan (as of 2008), which has appeared on the Ohio license plate since 2001, is: "Ohio— Birthplace of Aviation". The reference is to Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventing duo from Dayton who are credited with building the first successful airplane. [cite web |url=http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/ |title=Smithsonian Institution, "The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age"
cite paper |url=http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/symposium/Johnson.html |title=On the Aviation Trail in the Wright Brothers' West Side Neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio|last=Johnson|first=Mary Ann|year=2001|publisher=Wright State University
cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/11/98/great_balloon_challenge/299568.stm |title=BBC News: Flying through the ages] A similar version of the slogan appears on Ohio's commemorative state quarter. In the case of the quarter, it reads: "Birthplace of aviation pioneers". The addition of "pioneers" on the quarter's version, denotes space as well as air travel, as Ohio has been the birthplace of 24 NASA astronauts. [ [http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/ohioast.html Ohio Astronauts at Nasa.gov] ] Ohio's notable astronautical pioneers include: John Glenn, the first human to orbit the Earth; Neil Armstrong, who as a member of the "Apollo 11" mission, was the first person to walk on the moon; Jim Lovell, commander of the "Apollo 13" mission, and famous for the voice transmission: "Houston, we've had a problem"; and Judith Resnik, who was killed in the "Challenger" Disaster on January 28, 1986. [cite web|url=http://www.challenger.org/about/resnik.cfm |title=The 51-L Crew: Judy Resnick|publisher=The Challenger Center]

tate symbols

tate Songs

Ohio's official songs include:

(lyrics) and Mary Earl(music), was adopted as the official state song in 1989. [ [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2398 §5.09] ] , adopted by the General Assembly in 1985. [ [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1878 Ohio's Rock Song] ] The song was never signed into law, but was enacted through House Concurrent Resolution 16, 116th General Assembly, 1985-1986 Session. [ [http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/rocksong/oh_rocksong.htm Ohio Rock Song] ]

Miscellaneous Symbols

ee also

*List of Ohio-related topics
*Lists of United States state insignia
*State of Ohio

Citations & References

*All listed codes (§) are from the General Provisions of the Ohio Revised Code unless otherwise stated. Retrieved in March 2008.

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