Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Sunday, November 5, 2017
for Sunday, November 5, 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 except in Montana - where it flies, along with their state flag, at half-staff to honor the life and legacy of former Montana Governor Judy Martz -the state's first female Governor.
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... Susan B. Anthony makes a defiant American first ...
... Susan B. Anthony makes a defiant American first ...
On this date, November 5th of 1872, Susan B. Anthony, as a sign of protest and opposition to the law, cast her vote in the elections and was fined $100 for breaking the law. Unfortunately, it took another 48 years of activism, after this defiant act by Anthony, before passage of the 19th Amendment empowered women to vote.
[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[ ... the birth of the American automobile ... ]
[ On this date in 1895, George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. ]
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