Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, July 8, 2019​
[ photo above recounts 4th of July sunrise at Flag Steward campsite outside of Zion National Park ]

Half-Staff Alerts for July 8  ​  ​  ​  ​
​The US & State Flags in New York are half-staff today (and return to full-staff at sunset)
And, there's a local half-staff in TX & MI

GO HERE to read about today's half-staff honorees

Today's Moment to Remember

​On this date, July 8, in 1776, John Nixon, a Patriot and Continental Army Officer, made the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence from the steps of the Pennsylvania State House.  After the reading, the Liberty Bell rang out from the State House.

Today's Slice of Americana

OTD was the birth of the world's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller, who used his wealth to create a new way to give back for generation over generation.

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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 !!!

​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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