Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Sunday, January 3, 2021
... a 'Sunday Special' because we're featuring all 50 states on their birthdates ...
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Sunday, January 3, 2021
... a 'Sunday Special' because we're featuring all 50 states on their birthdates ...
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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... recalls Alaska's statehood ...
... recalls Alaska's statehood ...
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
AK
AK admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 3, 1959
(49th state to join USA)
Capital of AK:
Juneau
AK Population Total and Rank in 2019:
710,249
(48th most populated state)
AK Size Rank:
1st largest state
AK
AK admitted to the Union (Statehood):
January 3, 1959
(49th state to join USA)
Capital of AK:
Juneau
AK Population Total and Rank in 2019:
710,249
(48th most populated state)
AK Size Rank:
1st largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did AK get its name?:
The state name of Alaska was created by Russians during their colonial expansion and occupation of Alaska in the early 1800s. The name comes from the Aleut's, a native Eskimo peoples', word "Alyseka", meaning The Great Land.
Nickname of AK:
The Last Frontier
Notable AK Landmarks and Historic Sites:
Denali National Park and Preserve - home of America's highest peak (20,310 feet)
The state name of Alaska was created by Russians during their colonial expansion and occupation of Alaska in the early 1800s. The name comes from the Aleut's, a native Eskimo peoples', word "Alyseka", meaning The Great Land.
Nickname of AK:
The Last Frontier
Notable AK Landmarks and Historic Sites:
Denali National Park and Preserve - home of America's highest peak (20,310 feet)
[ public domain image of Denali (aka Mt McKinley ]
Castle Hill in Sitka, Alaska (pictured below) - where on October 18 in 1867, the Russian Flag was lowered and the U.S. Flag raised to symbolize the transfer of Alaska to the U.S. government.
Castle Hill in Sitka, Alaska (pictured below) - where on October 18 in 1867, the Russian Flag was lowered and the U.S. Flag raised to symbolize the transfer of Alaska to the U.S. government.
Hubbard Glacier, a famous moving ice formation in eastern Alaska, is named after Gardiner Hubbard, founder of the National Geographic Society. The ice at the foot of the glacier, which is underwater in the pic below, is about 400 years old. The glacier often forms and releases 10-story high icebergs which is why visiting ships must keep their distance from Hubbard Glacier.
Did you know this about Alaska?:
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, also known as Barrow, AK, is the northernmost town in Alaska. Starting on May 10th each year, it has nearly 3 straight months of daylight. Then on November 19th each year, this city begins nearly 2 months of constant darkness. Now, you know why some call Alaska - the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Alaska has more than 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields of lava. Shishaldin Volcano (pictured below) in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska, is considered one of the world's most symmetrical volancoes, along with Japan's Mount Fuji.
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, also known as Barrow, AK, is the northernmost town in Alaska. Starting on May 10th each year, it has nearly 3 straight months of daylight. Then on November 19th each year, this city begins nearly 2 months of constant darkness. Now, you know why some call Alaska - the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Alaska has more than 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields of lava. Shishaldin Volcano (pictured below) in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska, is considered one of the world's most symmetrical volancoes, along with Japan's Mount Fuji.
Legends say some Americans first called Russia's sale of Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million as "Seward's Folly" (a big mistake by then U.S. Secretary of State William Seward). But, after gold was discovered in Alaska in 1898, and its abundance of oil being pumped now, this land purchase is now considered one of Seward's greatest accomplishments.
[ Painting of the purchase of Alaska negotiations with Seward seated with map in lap and Russian diplomat Eduard Stoeckl in front of the globe stand = public domain image ]
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, thankful for the American treasure, Alaska, that William Seward helped add to America, please unite and recite the Pledge.
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
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
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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