Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, March 22, 2018
for Thursday, March 22, 2018
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Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in Missouri and Nebraska.
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in Missouri and Nebraska.
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In Missouri, the Governor ordered all flags of the United States and the flag of Missouri at all State and government offices, shall be flown at half-staff, statewide from sunrise to sunset on March 22, 2018 as a mark of respect for Representative Cloria Brown. Also, by order of the Governor, all flags at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, in the County of St. Louis from sunrise on March 22 until sunset on March 30, 2018.
In Nebraska, the U.S. and Nebraska flags will fly at half-staff Thursday in honor of Nebraska Supreme Court Justice John F. Wright, who died Sunday at age 72. Wright had served on the state's highest court since 1994, and was on the Court of Appeals for three years before that.
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[ The third Selma Civil Rights March frontline. From far left: John Lewis, an unidentified nun; Ralph Abernathy; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Ralph Bunche; Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel; Frederick Douglas Reese = Fair use - wikipedia license image ]
On March 21, 1965, the third Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March began. After two earlier unsuccessful attempts, this 54-mile march to the Alabama state capital was completed on March 25th. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., this historic march of 3,200 civil rights demonstrators was to raise awareness of African-America voting rights in Alabama. For this third attempt, President Lyndon Johnson called in the Alabama National Guardsmen and FBI agents to safely escort the marchers - who had twice been stopped, and some beaten and arrested at Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge.
When the marchers reached Montgomery, thousands more joined them. Upon reaching the steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech to the crowd and a live TV audience. This march for liberty and justice helped secure voting registration and rights for blacks in Alabama and across the South.
On March 21, 1965, the third Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March began. After two earlier unsuccessful attempts, this 54-mile march to the Alabama state capital was completed on March 25th. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., this historic march of 3,200 civil rights demonstrators was to raise awareness of African-America voting rights in Alabama. For this third attempt, President Lyndon Johnson called in the Alabama National Guardsmen and FBI agents to safely escort the marchers - who had twice been stopped, and some beaten and arrested at Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge.
When the marchers reached Montgomery, thousands more joined them. Upon reaching the steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech to the crowd and a live TV audience. This march for liberty and justice helped secure voting registration and rights for blacks in Alabama and across the South.
[ During the first Selma-to-Montgomery March, AL State Troopers turned back the marchers by launching tear gas and beating them = public domain image ]
Today's 'slice of Americana'
On March 23, 1998, the movie Titanic ruled the Academy Awards - winning in 11 of its 14 nominated categories, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
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