171114- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Tuesday, November 14, 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 Alaska. Our Flag is at half-staff in AK, until sunset on Wednesday, to honor of former Alaska State Representative Dr. Joshua Wright.
[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:
... Equality at schools ...

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On November 14th in 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student, all by herself, to integrate into an all-white school in Louisiana. U.S. Marshals escorted her to and from school everyday because of protesters and threats to her life. U.S. Marshal, Charles Burks, said Ruby, "showed a lot of courage. She never cried. She didn't whimper... and we're all very very proud of her."

[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[ ... First showing of 'Thriller' ... ]

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[ On this date in 1983, Michael Jackson's 14-minute music video 'Thriller' was first played at the Metro Crest Theater in Los Angeles. It went on to become the most popular music video in MTV history. ]

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