A digitigrade is an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes. Digitigrades include walking birds (what many assume to be bird knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and many other mammals, but not plantigrades or unguligrades. Digitigrades generally move more quickly and quietly than other animals.
On 25 June 1788 Virginia became the 10th US State under New Hampshire. June 25, 1788.
Washington became a state in 1889. It had been yielded to the United States by Spain in 1819, although the territory was also claimed by the British for years after.The first settlers in the state were led by George Washington Bush, an African American who was avoiding Oregon's racist laws.ashington became a state in 1889. It had been yielded to the United States by Spain in 1819, although the territory was also claimed by the British for years after.