Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, April 27, 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 27, 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 ].
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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 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland
[ Pic of 1912 baseball team for St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys]
In 1914, I started out as a professional pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and then the Boston Red Sox
I pitched a record 29 and 2/3 innings of shutout baseball during the 1918 World Series - the third World Championship with the Red Sox and one of my proudest records
In 1914, I started out as a professional pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and then the Boston Red Sox
I pitched a record 29 and 2/3 innings of shutout baseball during the 1918 World Series - the third World Championship with the Red Sox and one of my proudest records
My first and middle names were George Herman, but I earned a special 'youngster' nickname for being so new to the sport and traveling
In 1919, I was sold to the New York Yankees and became a home run hitting machine - setting up what became known as the 'Curse of the Bambino' on the Red Sox team
Do you know who I am, yet?
In 1919, I was sold to the New York Yankees and became a home run hitting machine - setting up what became known as the 'Curse of the Bambino' on the Red Sox team
Do you know who I am, yet?
That's right, I'm George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.
I was part of the NY Yankees 1927 line-up called "Murderers' Row" because no one could keep us from hitting and winning.
I was part of the NY Yankees 1927 line-up called "Murderers' Row" because no one could keep us from hitting and winning.
Today's Inspirational Quotes from Our Flag
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world,
but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
- Babe Ruth
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." :)
[ Famous image of Babe Ruth's last visit to the "The House that Ruth Built" - Yankee Stadium before he died of cancer in 1948 ]
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world,
but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
- Babe Ruth
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." :)
[ Famous image of Babe Ruth's last visit to the "The House that Ruth Built" - Yankee Stadium before he died of cancer in 1948 ]
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... is a compliation of short videos showing the famous Babe Ruth swing and trot around the bases ...
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, inspired by one of America's greatest baseball players - Babe Ruth, 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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