171028- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Saturday, October 28, 2017

The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag ... to Inform and Inspire Citizens ...

TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:

Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... Lady Liberty ...

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On this date, October 28th, in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor. The statue, standing about 100 yards tall, was a gift honoring the French-American alliance during the American Revolutionary War. On the statue's pedestal is an inscription that says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

[ Statue of Liberty in 1927 =public domain image ]

[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[ ... remembering an NBA coaching legend ... ]

[ Coach Red Auerback next to superstar Bill Russell =public domain image ]

[ On this date, October 28, 2006, Red Auerbach, a legendary NBA coach passed away. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement)[1] and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in ten years (a number surpassed only by Phil Jackson, who won 11 in twenty years). As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he won an additional seven NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years,[2]making him one of the most successful team officials in the history of North American professional sports.Auerbach is remembered as a pioneer of modern basketball, redefining basketball as a game dominated by team play and defense and for introducing the fast break as a potent offensive weapon.[2] He groomed many players who went on to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, Auerbach was vital in breaking down color barriers in the NBA. He made history by drafting the first African-American NBA player, Chuck Cooper in 1950, introduced the first African-American starting five in 1964,[3] and hired the first African-American head coach in North American sports (Bill Russell in 1966).[4] Famous for his polarizing nature, he was well known for smoking a cigar when he thought a victory was assured, a habit that became, for many, "the ultimate symbol of victory" during his Boston tenure.[2] {Courtesy of Wikipedia} ]

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