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I’d like to own a baseball team. At every home game, I’d give away hundreds of flags—the American flag, state flag, and team flag. I’d eat a hot dog or a walking taco every day. I’d live in a penthouse at the park, and invite all sorts of people to [...]
Tag Archive 'Old Glory'
William Driver’s Flag
Posted in History on Dec 20th, 2007
William Driver, born on Saint Patrick’s Day in 1803, grew up among the docks and wharves in the port city of Salem, Massachusetts. Intrigued by the stories of the sailors and fishermen, he persuaded his mother to let him ship out as a cabin boy on the sailing vessel China. He was twelve.
This first voyage [...]
Old Glory still waving the flag
Posted in History on Nov 6th, 2007
Have you ever heard of Brandenburg, Texas? How about New Brandenburg? No?
That’s because the town’s name changed a long time ago—at the beginning of World War I, in fact. The German settlers in this tiny little West Texas town wanted the nation to know that they were proud to be citizens of the United [...]
The Daily Flag News—July 9th, 2007
Posted in Flags in the News on Jul 9th, 2007
The record is broken, July 5th, 12:02 AM. Last month I included an article about Robert Heft in The Daily Flag. The 50-star flag was staged to break the record for longest flying flag, and the creator of the design is still speaking and promoting the Stars and Stripes everywhere he goes.
Designer’s record-breaking flag flies [...]
FLAG, a book by Marc Leepson
Posted in History on Jun 8th, 2007
FLAG is Marc Leepson’s splendid biography about the American flag. First published in June 2005, this is a book that every family should have in their personal library.
Leepson’s book is meticulously researched, saturated with information about our country’s flag, and delightful to read. It’s like reading about a beloved relative—you know part of the story, [...]
Flag Week begins June 10; Flag Day June 14
Posted in History on Jun 7th, 2007
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2007
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The American Flag represents freedom and has been an enduring symbol of our Nation’s ideals since the earliest days of our Nation. Wherever it flies, we are reminded of America’s unity and in the great cause of liberty and [...]
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