Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, October 16, 2019
... a 'Women to Honor Wednesday' ...
... and 'National Dictionary Day' ...
for Wednesday, October 16, 2019
... a 'Women to Honor Wednesday' ...
... and 'National Dictionary Day' ...
Half-Staff Alerts for October 16
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
Half-Staff Alerts for October 16
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 49 of 50 states
In Colorado, the US & State Flags are half-staff across the state
And, there are local half-staffs of State, County, and/or City Flags in Texas, South Carolina, and Maryland
Upcoming Half-Staff Alerts
Indiana on Thu., Oct. 17
Hawaii on Fri., Oct. 18
GO HERE to review all current and upcoming half-staff details and their honorees - including pictures
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 49 of 50 states
In Colorado, the US & State Flags are half-staff across the state
And, there are local half-staffs of State, County, and/or City Flags in Texas, South Carolina, and Maryland
Upcoming Half-Staff Alerts
Indiana on Thu., Oct. 17
Hawaii on Fri., Oct. 18
GO HERE to review all current and upcoming half-staff details and their honorees - including pictures
[ Note: Flag Steward proves it has the most accurate & complete listing of half-staffs (National, State, & Local) again: GO HERE and scroll down to see today's comparison ]
Wednesday's Women to Honor ...
... Moment to Remember
... Moment to Remember
During this week in history, on October 13, in 1754, Mary Hays, nicknamed "Molly Pitcher," was born in New Jersey. Molly Pitcher is famous for becoming the first known female fighter in the Revolutionary War. She became a water-carrier turned artilleryman during the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey in 1778. Molly, who took the place of her husband, John Hays, after he collapsed during the Battle of Monmouth, (she) was famously depicted in paintings and sculptures working with the artillery.
CLICK HERE to practice this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute to perform for your class on #FlagDayFriday
Today's Slice of Americana
... celebrated 'National Dictionary Day' ...
... celebrated 'National Dictionary Day' ...
On this date, October 16, in 1758, American teacher and writer Noah Webster (1758-1843) was born in West Hartford, Connecticut. He is known as the "Father of American Education" because his speller books taught five generations of Americans how to spell. And, yes, he's the Webster in the well-known Merriam-Webster Dictionary you use. Noah Webster was the first to create and publish "An American Dicitonary of the English Language" in 1828 - after 22 years of work. He's less well-known for, but equally influential in American history for being recruited by Alexander Hamilton to serve as an editor of the Federalist Party newspaper - which played a critical role in approval of the U.S. Constitution. Mr. Webster died in 1843 while working on the second volume of his dictionary. George and Charles Merriam purchased rights to Webster's 2nd volume, work-in-progress dictionary, so that's how it got the name as we know it today - the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
[ portrait of Noah Webster by James Herring in the National Gallery = public domain image ]
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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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(Official motto of the United States of America)
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