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.
Utah officially became a U.S. state on Jan. 4, 1896. Florida became a state on March 3, 1845. Alaska was the 49th state to join the union on Jan. 3, 1959. Missouri became a state on Aug. 10, 1821. West Virginia was the 35th state admitted, doing so on June 20, 1863. Oregon became a state on Valentine's Day in 1859.