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 The native tribes' triumph over US forces was the biggest single victory by Native Americans in the Plains Indians War.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/american-indian-wars|history]])] The native tribes' triumph over US forces was the biggest single victory by Native Americans in the Plains Indians War.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/american-indian-wars|history]])]
 +
 +===== State Motto =====
 +
 +Montana's state motto is "Oro y Plata," which translates as "Gold and Silver," and refers to the state's prospecting days.[([[https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-flag-of-montana-history-meaning-and-symbolism/|a-z-animals]])]
 +
 +===== Largest Snowflake =====
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 +Montana has the biggest recorded snowfall, measuring 15 inches in diameter.[([[https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/12/how-big-can-snowflakes-be/|ncsu]])]
 +
 +===== Animal Species =====
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 +Montana has the most native mammal animal species of any state in the United States.[([[https://glaciermt.com/wildlife-watching|glaciermt]])]
 +
 +===== Tyrannosaurus Rex =====
 +
 +The "Tufts-Love Rex", one of just 15 entire Tyrannosaurus Rex bones ever discovered, was discovered in Hell's Creek, Montana, in 2016.[([[https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/19/12556472/tufts-love-rex-skull-found-skeleton|theverge]])]
 +
 +===== State Animal =====
 +
 +The grizzly bear is the state animal of Montana.[([[https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-the-official-state-animals-of-montana/|a-z-animals]])]
 +
 +===== State Bird =====
 +
 +The western meadowlark is its state bird.[([[https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/overview|allaboutbirds]])]
 +
 +===== State Fish =====
 +
 +The blackspotted cutthroat trout is the state fish.[([[https://southwestmt.com/images/coloringpages/Montana-State-Fish-Coloring-Fact-Sheet.pdf|southwestmt]])]
 +
 +===== Yogo Sapphires =====
 +
 +Montana Yogo sapphires are very uncommon gemstones found in the state's Yogo Gulch. In the late 1800s, they were discovered by chance by a gold prospector named Jake Hoover.[([[https://gem-a.com/gem-hub/around-the-world/yogo-sapphire-montana|gem-a]])]
 +
 +===== 41st State =====
 +
 +Montana became the 41st state of the United States in 1889.[([[https://history.house.gov/Records-and-Research/Listing/c_030/|history.house]])]
 +
 +===== Vigilante Groups =====
 +
 +Early Montana Territory settlers frequently established vigilante organizations to deal with horse and livestock thefts.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4515709|jstor]])]
 +
 +===== Heart Monitor =====
 +
 +Norman Montanans In 1962, Jeff Holter and Bruce Del Mar devised the cardiac monitor.[([[https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2011/11/at-the-heart-of-the-invention-the-development-of-the-holter-monitor-1.html|americanhistory]])]
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