Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, February 6, 2021
... a 'Saturday Special' because in this year's BASC - 2021 Interactive Calendar we're featuring all 50 states on their birthdates ...
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, February 6, 2021
... a 'Saturday Special' because in this year's BASC - 2021 Interactive Calendar we're featuring all 50 states on their birthdates ...
[ 3 Ways for Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen' - Reminders from Our Flag: ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ 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. ]
[ Note: If you can't access or play videos from YouTube in your school, then GO / CLICK HERE to watch today's stories from Our Flag on Loom. ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... recalls Massachusetts' statehood ...
... recalls Massachusetts' statehood ...
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
MA
MA admitted to the Union (Statehood):
February 6, 1788
(6th state to join USA)
Capital of MA:
Boston
MA Population Total and Rank:
6,892,503
(15th most populated state)
MA Size Rank:
44th largest state
MA
MA admitted to the Union (Statehood):
February 6, 1788
(6th state to join USA)
Capital of MA:
Boston
MA Population Total and Rank:
6,892,503
(15th most populated state)
MA Size Rank:
44th largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did MA get its name?:
Translated as "by the blue hills," Massachusetts comes from the native people's, the Wampanoag's, "muswachasut" word.
Nickname of MA:
The Bay State
Notable MA Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) The Old State House - where the tragic Boston Massacre occurred, a sad part of the road to America's revolt against British rule
2) Minuteman National Memorial Park (Concord) - site of one of the battles that started the Revolutionary War (the Battles of Concord and Lexington)
3) The Paul Revere House - where Paul Revere began his famous "Midnight Ride" to warn colonials that "the British are coming!"
Translated as "by the blue hills," Massachusetts comes from the native people's, the Wampanoag's, "muswachasut" word.
Nickname of MA:
The Bay State
Notable MA Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) The Old State House - where the tragic Boston Massacre occurred, a sad part of the road to America's revolt against British rule
2) Minuteman National Memorial Park (Concord) - site of one of the battles that started the Revolutionary War (the Battles of Concord and Lexington)
3) The Paul Revere House - where Paul Revere began his famous "Midnight Ride" to warn colonials that "the British are coming!"
[ The Boston Massacre engraving by Paul Revere = public domain image ]
Did you know this about Massachusetts?:
Basketball was invented at the YMCA club in Springfield, MA, in 1891, by James Naismith
Alexander Graham Bell made the first-ever telephone call in Boston
Basketball was invented at the YMCA club in Springfield, MA, in 1891, by James Naismith
Alexander Graham Bell made the first-ever telephone call in Boston
[ Alexander Graham Bell demonstrating how to use the telephone = public domain image ]
At the Tollhouse Restaurant in Whitman, MA, the chocolate chip cookie was first made in 1930. Now, we know why Nestle calls the ingredients they sell in grocery stores as "Tollhouse Chocolate Chips" and "Tollhouse Cookies."
At the Tollhouse Restaurant in Whitman, MA, the chocolate chip cookie was first made in 1930. Now, we know why Nestle calls the ingredients they sell in grocery stores as "Tollhouse Chocolate Chips" and "Tollhouse Cookies."
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, 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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(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
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(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
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