Flags fly high at Quincys Flag Day celebration
Shes participated in Quincys annual Flag Day parade 50 times in 66 years. Mercon said the parade goes through cycles. It gets bigger and then it gets smaller and bigger again, she said. This year, the first year that the parade marks the beginning of.
American Legion Post celebrates Flag Day with mural
AUBURN, Maine ���Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the American flag in 1777 by the Second Continental Congress. Related. Budget cuts lead to University of. Video: Maine deer go for swim · Maritime academy students return with. 2nd accident .
Details: Flag Day parade is Sunday
Troy Flag Day Committee Jerry Weaver, president; Dan Danahy, vice president; Cindy Bizaro-Wilson, secretary; Nora Dwyer, treasurer; Mark Christensen, Donna Ned, Jason Schofield, trustees; Joseph Killeen, Carole Weaver, Bill Parker, Elaine Grimm, .
Balloon Release Honors FLAG DAY, Army Day | WNEP.com
���What we did today was to release 50 balloons red, white, and blue with a tag on them to ask the finder of the balloon to tell us where they are flying their flag for Flag Day,��� said Charlie Spano, chairman of the 9/11 Memorial��.
A brief history of Flag Day
Editors Note: To mark Flag Day, we asked our friends at the Betsy Ross House to fill us in on the history of the holiday. Here is their post. Court_of_Historic_American_FlagsLos_Angeles400. Creative Commons user: palewire.
TROLLEY PLEDGE BY HYLAN.; Promises Trackless Cars for Linoleumville by Aug. 1.
Trackless trolleys will be operated in Linoleumville, Staten Island, by Aug. 1, if a promise made yesterday afternoon by Mayor Hylan is fulfilled.. Annual parade reviewed by Mayor Hylan
Flags on Tammany Hall Left Flying All Night
. Flags left flying on Tammany Hall all night
CARD PARTY TO AID CRIPPLED CHILDREN; Fashion Show to Be Feature of Event for Scott School and Lyons Home Nov. 14.
The Walter Scott Free Industrial School for Crippled Children at 55 West Sixty-eighth Street and the Lulu Thorley Lyons Home for Crippled and Delicate Children in Claverack, N.Y., will be the joint beneficiaries of a card party to be held on the afternoon of Nov. 14 in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria.. Benefit party planned
Free admission at Six Flags New England for all police, fire.
Hundreds of park-goers enjoy a day at Six Flags Amusement Park in Agawam, MA. Six Flags New England opened in May 2000, making the theme park the largest in the Northeast. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Newsmakers).
Round-up: Flag Day Laws and Fun Facts - Law and Daily Life
Bust out your American flag. Dust off your flag pole. Sunday is Flag Day! Did you know that Congress actually passed a law to make Flag Day a holiday? On June 14, 1977, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and��.
Flag Day Parade, annual Strawberry Fair and Irish Concert.
Flag Day is a National Holiday that has been held every June 14th since 1949 and it honors the Star Spangled Banner. The idea was originally proposed in 1885 as a way to inspire students to honor the nations flag.
FLY THE FLAG TO-MORROW.; Anniversary of the Adoption of the Stars and Stripes.
This is Flag Day, and the one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the National ensign. As the anniversary fulls on Sunday, the observance has been quite generally fixed for to-morrow.. Anniversary of Adoption Celebrated in New-York City
Sunday marks 100th FLAG DAY since Wilsons proclamation
FILE - In this June 28, 2014 file photo, U.S. Navy personnel raise their national flag during the bilateral maritime exercise between the Philippine Navy and U.S. Navy, dubbed Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) aboard the USS John S.
CITY FLAG DAY JUNE 24.; Amsterdam, Holland, to Present Colors -- Reception to Governor.
The Citizens Committee appointed by Mayor Mitchel to arrange for the commemoration on June 24 of the 250th anniversary of the installation of the first Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city and the adoption of the new city flag held a meeting in the City Hall yesterday and arranged its program.. tag day to raise fund
Tenacious Toppers Blog: Flag Day Storm 6/14/89
I will always remember Flag Day for that monster thunderstorm back in 1989. The skies darkened around 3:30 that afternoon. A downburst in Chevy Chase and northwest DC downed trees and power lines. Some homes were without power for three weeks.
SOCIETY LEADER IN MOVIES; Mrs. Stephen Morris of Philadelphia Acts to Help Husband.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23. -- Mrs. Stephen Morris, a member of one of Philadelphias oldest families and a leader in the most exclusive society, has taken a position with a moving picture producing company here in an effort to retrieve her husbands fortune, which was lost when his brokerage business failed a year ago.. adopted, celebration for emblem and Aldermens anniversary on June 12
Sunday in The Junction: New help for FLAG DAY; more updates on Farmers.
FLAG DAY HELP THANKS TO POST 160: The death of Don Smathers earlier this year not only brought memories and mourning, but also the question: Who would make sure flags are up in The Junction on key holidays, as Don had done for so many years?
FLAG DAY 2015: 25 Facts About The American Flag From The Moon To The.
A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks through a Memorial Day display of United States flags on the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2013. The American flag is celebrated every second Sunday of June. In 2015, Flag Day falls on June .
FLAG LAW HELD INVALID.; Court of Appeals So Decides in an Opinion by Judge Parker.
. Law invalid; Judge Parker
A brief history of FLAG DAY
In the late 19th century, schoolteachers all over the United States began conducting patriotic ceremonies commemorating Flag Day as a way to teach children about history. One such schoolteacher, Bernard J. Cigrand, is often referred to as the ���Father.
PROCLAIMS FLAG DAY.; Gov. Roosevelt Asks Observances Throughout the State on Saturday.
. Proclaimed in N Y S by Gov Roosevelt
A Flag Is What We Will.
The letter of Edward J. Burke expressed exactly what have been my own thoughts recently --that a sort of neutral patriotism should be encouraged at this time, a calling attention to the flag as a symbol of our country and all it means to each one of us. When it was seen in Canton the Chinese described it as the flag that is like a flower.. writes letter on the flag, F. K. Lane
Bengals Bites: Flag Day - Cincy Jungle
Sunday is Flag Day, and for Andrew Whitworth, it has a special meaning. He shared the powerful story of Doc Deal, a great friend who lost his life serving in the military. That flag represents him to me, Whit said. All the��.
DYNAMITER ON TRIAL.; One Juror Chosen to Try Schmidt for Blowing Up Los Angeles Times.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 4. -- Slow progress marked the opening day of the trial of Matthew A. Schmidt, charged with the murder of Charles Haggerty in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times Building Oct. 1, 1910. Four veniremen were examined in four hours.. N. Y. C. policemen ordered to salute it at parades of regular army, navy and all recognized organizations
OLD GLORY.
The flag (the Stars and Stripes, of course,) was named Old Glory in 1831 by a Salem, Mass., skipper named William Driver. He was at that time Captain of the brig Charles Doggett. Capt. Driver was a successful deep-sea sailor, and was preparing the brig for a voyage to the Southern Pacific.. Old Glory Origin
VOORHIS, 103, LEADS FLAG DAY PARADE; FLAG DAY CEREMONIES YESTERDAY AT NEW YORKS CITY HALL.
Led by John R. Voorhis, 103-yearold Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall, almost 4,000 participants in the fourteenth annual Flag Day celebration of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York paraded up Broadway to City Hall Park yesterday, where ceremonies marked the.. Ceremonies in N Y C; J R Voorhis leads parade; ex-Gov Smith joins marchers
Fly it high: Learn the history of Flag Day - Public Opinion
Sunday marks the 238th birthday of the flag of the United States of America, a day set aside to reflect on the flags history and its meaning to the people of this nation and the world.
New American citizens highlight Yeadons FLAG DAY celebration
Morgan, a native of Jamaica, was one of 20 people to be naturalized as a United States citizen during a ceremony late Saturday morning, as a part of Yeadons Flag Day celebration. After the ceremony, at a yard sale in front of the borough library.
Will, Grundy counties celebrates FLAG DAY
Flag Day is believed to have originated in 1885, when a Wisconsin teacher had students observe June 14 as ���Flag Birthday,��� according to the Flag of the United States of America website. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson formally established Flag Day on May .
Students celebrate FLAG DAY | WBNG-TV: News, Sports and.
Vestal, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Flag Day was celebrated early for some elementary students.
FLAG DAY: What it means
After all, were a nation that puts unique emphasis on the symbols of its revolutionary past. The flag unites us. Sarah Palin celebrates Flag Day. Hillary Clinton celebrates Flag Day. Little kids waving tiny flags from California to Connecticut.
Why every day is FLAG DAY for Whit - Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday is Flag Day, but it is now always Flag Day in Andrew Whitworth s locker. Thats where one Pro Bowler put a gift from another Pro Bowler, first class petty officer Daniel Peterson, when Whitworth returned for his 10th��.
WHAT A FLAG STANDS FOR.
The Evening Post in an editorial in to-nights issue has the following: What harm will it do us if the Spanish flag continues to float over Cuban forts? What harm does it do us that the union jack waves in Halifax and Toronto?. Significance Described by Anglo-American
35 ALLIES REMINDED OF PEACE PLEDGES; OWI Broadcasts United Nations Flag Day Plea for Unity
A world-wide reminder of the pledge of the thirty-five free governments of the United Nations to stand together in war and in planning for peace after victory was broadcast yesterday by The Voice of America stations of the Office of War Information.. Participates in OWI Flag Day broadcast
Thoughts on Flag Day
When Wilson delivered his Flag Day proclamation, much of the globe was embroiled in World War I, and the U.S. entered the fighting the following year. Jim Crow laws ruled the day, stripping blacks of rights they should have been guaranteed under the .
Good Morning, Helena: Flag Day, First Responders Support Rally and a high.
The Continental Congress adopted the official U.S. flag 238 years ago today, and the American Legion Post No. 2 will celebrate Flag Day with a flag posting at the intersection of Highway 12 and Cedar Avenue beginning at 7 a.m.. There will also be a.
Flag Day Skull Session | Eleven Warriors
Say what you want about America (just not in the comments), but Old Glory has been sitting at No. 1 in the World Flag Power Rankings rankings since 1777. #ShoutoutToBetsyRoss #CavsIn6. 11W WEEK IN REVIEW. Here is��.
Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag.
WAUBEKA ��� Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th ��� and it commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on June 14th, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that��.
FLAG DAY Preview | KTLA
Join the 20th Celebration of Flag Day on Sunday, June 14 at Pearson Park from 1 p.m until 4 p.m. Planned events include a parade, followed by a stage presentation from local performers, a special recognition of WWII military��.
2,000 MARK FLAG DAY; Manhattan and Bronx Veterans and Other Groups Celebrate
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WAR LENDS FERVOR TO FLAG DAY FETES; FLAG DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE CITY YESTERDAY
In a spirit of aroused patriotism that reached its height in lower Broadway, where a shower of ticker tape eddied above veterans of other wars and active units of this countrys armed forces, New York renewed its allegiance yesterday to a flag that flies almost.. illus
Some Flags to Fly on Sunday, Some on Monday, for FLAG DAY
. J A Moss, pres-gen of U S Flag Assn, asserts some flags should fly on Sunday, some on Monday
Flag Day and the Army - The American Catholic
I have always thought it appropriate that the Flag and the Army share the same birthday. The Flag is the proud symbol of the nation but without military strength to back it up, it would quickly become a mere colorful piece of��.
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS NATIONAL FLAG DAY; Calls on Country to Observe Befitting Banners Anniversary Next Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, June 7 (AP). -- It is as necessary to cherish the unseen things the American flag stands for as to respect the national emblem itself, President Coolidge said today in calling upon the public to observe next Tuesday. June 14, as Flag Day.. Pres Coolidges proclamation
America observes Flag Day 2015
The Lake County Marine Veteran Honor Guard demonstrates folding a United States flag on May 24, 2013, for clients at the Menorah Park Mandel Adult Day Care Center in Beachwood. Left to right is Cpl. Franklin Upton, Sgt. Art Root, Sgt. Steve Joyce, Cpl.
FREEDOMS FLAG: THE STORY OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. By Rupert Sargent Holland 256 pp. Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith Company. $2.
MOST people are aware that the author of our national anthem was a man by the name of Francis Scott Key and that he wrote the verses we call The Star-Spangled Banner as he watched the American flag fly defiantly in the midst of enemy bombardment.. Holland, R S; Freedoms Flag
What is Flag Day?
But we learned many people arent too familiar with the history of Flag Day and what its all about. Its a day America celebrate the U.S. symbol we adopted back in 1777. Its also a day we use to replace our tattered and worn out flags -- which.
CITY FLIES FLAG REVERSED.; St. Louis Janitor Makes Error on Election Day.
. Flag flies upside down on election day
The Swag Blog �� FLAG DAY: Stars, Stripes and 2500 SB
Time for a quick history lesson: Flag Day, celebrated on June 14th, commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation��.
Flag Day is especially meaningful for Maupin
And I just want people to know that they should be aware of the appearance of the American flag. If the flag is looking tattered, take it down. If you cant afford a new flag right away, its OK. If you can buy a more durable flag, if wanting to fly.
Collier officials add second day to Flag Day celebration.
William Kerr, a resident in the Rennerdale neighborhood of Collier for 23 years, is credited as ���The Father of Flag Day,��� founding the holiday on June 14, 1949, with Congress passing a bill declaring it a national holiday.
The Oxford Eagle | Celebrating Flag Day | Sunday, June 14.
Flag Day is officially recognized, but its not a day we close government offices, banks and stores. It is, though, a day we should celebrate as we consider the meaning of our countrys flag and the pledge of allegiance we say.