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Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, January 2, 2021
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, January 2, 2021
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
This podcast is pre-recorded. So, if you're not listening through the website's embedded podcast, then come on over to FlagSteward.org's Reminders from Our Flag page. Then, look at the map and click on the link below it to get info on where and for whom there are half-staff tributes today.
This podcast is pre-recorded. So, if you're not listening through the website's embedded podcast, then come on over to FlagSteward.org's Reminders from Our Flag page. Then, look at the map and click on the link below it to get info on where and for whom there are half-staff tributes today.
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... celebrates Georgia's statehood ...
... celebrates Georgia's statehood ...
[ 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
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
[ 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:
Stone Mountain (image below)
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Park
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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:
Stone Mountain (image below)
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Park
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
[ public domain image of Stone Mountain in 1910 ]
Famous Americans born in GA:
James Earl Carter Jr. (better known as Jimmy Carter) - 39th and longest-living U.S. President (1977-1981), born in Plains, GA in 1924
Michael King Jr. (better known as Martin Luther King Jr.) - civil rights leader, born in Atlanta in 1929
James Earl Carter Jr. (better known as Jimmy Carter) - 39th and longest-living U.S. President (1977-1981), born in Plains, GA in 1924
Michael King Jr. (better known as Martin Luther King Jr.) - civil rights leader, born in Atlanta in 1929
[ Official portrait of President Jimmy Carter in 1977 (public domain image) ]
Did you know this about Georgia?:
America's first public, state-supported university was founded in Georgia in 1785 - the University of Georgia
America's first public, state-supported university was founded in Georgia in 1785 - the University of Georgia
[ 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.
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.
The Okefenokee Swamp (pictured below) is the largest swamp in North America.
The Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest aquarium in USA and the western hemisphere. It was the world's largest from 2005 to 2012. The picture below (a U.S. Navy public domain image) shows U.S. Navy divers inside the Georgia Aquarium's gigantic viewing theater saltwater tank.
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)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
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