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Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, October 29, 2018​


​​[ GO HERE to review and/or perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute (PPT) -
 ideally performed on #FlagDayFriday to make Pledge of Allegiance more engaging and meaningful. ]


Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
... relates to today's Slice of Americana - Sports ...
"
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth"
- Muhammad Ali
Today's Flag Status
Across America, the US Flag is at HALF-STAFF.
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Presidential Proclamation to lower the United States flag to half-staff, until sunset on Oct 31st, to honor the victims of the shooting at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018.
Today's Historical Moment to Remember
... Black Tuesday ...
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On this date (OTD), October 29th of 1929, will always be known as "Black Tuesday."  On that day, the New York Stock Exchange crashed - ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
Today's Slice of Americana - Sports 
... Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee ...
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On this date in 1960, just a few months after winning the Olympic Gold Medal in boxing, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) won his first professional fight.
​Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Flag Steward program


​​Now go 'Be a stud citizen' today by ... 
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
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​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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