Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, December 9, 2017
for Saturday, December 9, 2017
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in South Carolina and Kentucky. In SC, the half-staff honors former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney, Jr. and in recognition of his extraordinary service to the State of South Carolina. In KY, the half-staff commemorates U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Samuel W. Crowder, of Louisville, was aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At age 35, he was among 429 crewmen killed when that battleship was torpedoed and capsized.
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The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag ... to Inform and Inspire Patriotic Citizens ...
OTD, Dec. 9, 1775, the Battle of Great Bridge was fought in Virginia. During this battle, the 'Patriots', the Virginia militia forces, defeated the British Red Coats and drove them, including the Royal Governor Lord Dunmore, out of the Colony of Virginia. The Patriot forces, called 'Rebels' by the British, now controlled all of Virginia . This was one of the first signals of freedom for the colonies and added momentum towards declaring independence from British rule seven months later.
In closing, today's 'Slice of Americana' serves up ...
that ... OTD, Dec. 9th in 1993, the first service mission on the Hubble Space Telescope was completed by U.S. astronauts. Over the years, the Hubble Telescope has sent researchers valuable images and information about far off space galaxies.
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