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Happy B-day, Georgia

Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag

for Saturday, January 2, 2021​
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Watch or Listen to Today's Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag:
If you prefer to sitback and be informed and inspired by stories from Our Flag, then ...
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[ Note: If you can't access or play videos from YouTube in your school / location, then GO / CLICK HERE to watch today's stories from Our Flag on Loom. ]
[ Note: Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen' podcasts are available on nearly all podcast platforms for you to listen and enjoy however you prefer. ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... celebrates Georgia's statehood ...
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[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:

GA

GA admitted to the Union (Statehood):


January 2, 1788
(4th state to join USA)


Capital of GA:

Atlanta

GA Population Total and Rank in 2019:

10,617,423
(8th most populated state)

GA Size Rank:

24th largest state
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[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did GA get its name?:

Georgia is named after King George II of England who required the area, the colony, to be named after him in order to be approved.  The Georgia Colony was established in 1732.

Nickname of GA:

​The Peach State

Notable GA Landmarks and Historic Sites:

1) Stone Mountain (image below)
2) Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta
3) Centennial Olympic Park
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[ public domain image of Stone Mountain in 1910 ]
Did you know this about Georgia?:

America's first public, state-supported university was founded in Georgia in 1785 - the University of Georgia
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[ Seal of University of Georgia = fair use ]

​In 1836, the world's first college to confer degrees to women was founded - Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia

In 1885, former Confederate Colonel and medical doctor, John Pemberton, invented and began serving Pemberton's French Wine Coca, a nerve tonic, which later became known as the world's most popular soft drink, Coca-Cola, in Columbus. Georgia.  Today, Coca-Cola remains headquartered in Georgia, in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and recite the Pledge.
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​​Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:

Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
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​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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