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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, June 14, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today is Flag Day in the United States, a day for Americans
to celebrate the adoption of the first national flag. Here
is a little history about the U.S. flag...
Enjoy!
Melissa
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P.S. You can discuss this issue or any other topic in
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers,
The banner of the Western land.
The emblem of the brave and true"
HINT: (1854-1932), American composer and conductor of the
late Romantic era, known particularly for American military
and patriotic marches
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RANDOM TIDBITS
According to popular legend, the first American flag was
made by Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who was
acquainted with George Washington, leader of the Continental
Army.
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The story goes that General Washington and two representatives
from the Continental Congress visited Ross at her upholstery
shop and showed her a rough design of the flag. Although
Washington initially favored using a star with six points,
Ross advocated for a five-pointed star, which could be cut
with just one quick snip of the scissors, and the gentlemen
were won over.
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The first unofficial national flag, called the Grand Union
Flag or the Continental Colours, was raised at the behest
of General Washington near his headquarters outside Boston,
Mass., on Jan. 1, 1776. The flag had 13 alternating red and
white horizontal stripes and the British Union Flag (a
predecessor of the Union Jack) in the canton.
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The first official national flag, also known as the Stars
and Stripes, was approved by the Continental Congress on
June 14, 1777. The blue canton contained 13 stars,
representing the original 13 colonies, but the layout varied.
Although nobody knows for sure who designed the flag, it
may have been Continental Congress member Francis Hopkinson.
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After Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the Union in
1791 and 1792, respectively, two more stars and two more
stripes were added in 1795. This 15-star, 15-stripe flag
was the ?star-spangled banner? that inspired lawyer Francis
Scott Key to write the poem that later became the U.S.
national anthem.
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In 1818, after five more states had gained admittance,
Congress passed legislation fixing the number of stripes
at 13 and requiring that the number of stars equal the
number of states. The last new star, bringing the total to
50, was added on July 4, 1960, after Hawaii became a state.
(www.infoplease.com)
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QUOTE: "A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers,
The banner of the Western land.
The emblem of the brave and true"
ANSWER: John Philip Sousa.
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Questions? Comments? email us at: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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