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Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, April 4, 2019​

​​​[ GO HERE for this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute (PPT) - revealing when and why the US entered WWI ]
Flag Status / Half-Staff Alerts for April 4th  ​  ​
The US & State Flags across COLORADO, MARYLAND, & ILLINOIS are at HALF-STAFF
And, LOCALLY, the US, State, and City/County Flags in 4 areas are half-staff:
[ Buechel, KY  /  Flint, MI  /  Hays County, TX  /  OH Statehouse & Fairfield County, OH ] 
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Today's Moment to Remember
... establishing an official US Flag design ...

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American Pride and Symbolism:
On April 4, 1818, Congress, at the recommendation of U.S. Navy Captain Samuel Reid, passed an act for the design of the United States Flag.  The Flag's stripes were reduced from 15 stripes to 13 to honor our original colonies.  The newly designed US Flag would have 20 stars, with a new star to be added when each new state was admitted.  The law also stated that new U.S. Flag designs would become official on the next July 4th after the new state(s) adoption date. 
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The 1818 version of the 20-star flag of the United States, as designed by Navy Captain Samuel Reid. The pattern of the stars was later changed to four rows of five.
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Today's Slice of Americana - Our Pioneering Spirit
American's desire to be the first and best drove us to be the first to trek through unknown lands out West, to fly further and higher than any others, and even to build the longest, tallest, and most beautiful bridges and buildings.  A shining example of America's pioneering spirit was put on display on this date in 1973.  On April 4, 1973, the world's tallest buildings opened in the Battery Park / Wall Street of Manhattan, New York City.  At 110 stories, the World Trade Center was the newest 'wonder of the world' - overtaking the Empire State Building as the tallest building in the world.
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As a teenager, in the mid-1980s, I recall visiting the observation deck on World Trade Center building 2 (WTC-2 on the right without the telecom tower) and being in complete awe of the view of NYC and beyond.  It's hard to fathom that terrorists could bring down such a 'wonder' of a set of buildings.  But, that they did on September 11, 2001 - another day of infamy in American history. 
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​​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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