Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
[ View north from Flag Steward HQ with white-capped Indian Peaks Wilderness in distance = S. Sweeney pic (Apr. 2019) ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
[ View north from Flag Steward HQ with white-capped Indian Peaks Wilderness in distance = S. Sweeney pic (Apr. 2019) ]
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[ 1) KEEP SCROLLING 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) LISTEN to the <5 minutes PODCAST as you or your classroom follow along viewing the page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) WATCH the <5 minutes VIDEO of today's Reminders from Our Flag, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector/flatscreen ]
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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
I was born, on this date, in 1743, in the Virginia Colony
I'm the founder of the University of Virginia
I was the author of the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom
I was the author of the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom
[ Committee of 5 presents Declaration of Independence to Continental Congress ]
Do you know who I am yet?
Lastly, I'm considered the author of the Declaration of Independence
Lastly, I'm considered the author of the Declaration of Independence
That's right, I'm Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd U.S. President
Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...
They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
- Thomas Jefferson
[ Public domain image of Committee of 5 working on a draft of the Declaration of Independence ]
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...
They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
- Thomas Jefferson
[ Public domain image of Committee of 5 working on a draft of the Declaration of Independence ]
Today's Fun from Our Flag
If Thomas Jefferson were alive today...
... his famous quote, "When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry count to one hundred."
... his famous quote, "When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry count to one hundred."
... would instead be, "When angry count to ten before you TWEET. If very angry count to one hundred."
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