On this day in history, September 14, 1814, American 'flag was still there' after attack on Fort McHenry
American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.
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Holy cow! history: An old woman, a flag and a legend that just won’t die
It’s John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Barbara Fritchie,” an American classic. For many decades, schoolchildren memorized and ...
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USD1812 helps students celebrate Star-Spangled Banner Day
Gov. Sarah Huckabee-Sanders has proclaimed today as Star-Spangled-Banner Day for the state of Arkansas, and in keeping with ...
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Hikers ascend New Hampshire's 48 4,000 footers for annual 'Flags on the 48'
A SOMBER TRADITION CONTINUED TODAY ON MOUNTAINTOPS ACROSS THE GRANITE STATE. AMERICAN FLAGS WERE DISPLAYED ON EACH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S 48 4000 FOOTERS AS A PART OF FLAGS ON THE 48. THE EVENT ...
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Flag Day
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
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When Florida football fires Billy Napier, here are 7 candidates to consider | Toppmeyer
The Florida Gators stink. Let us not equivocate. And Billy Napier's seat boils. The question becomes: Whom to hire? Start with Lane Kiffin, but what about when he says no? Eliah Drinkwitz's ...