Welcome to Flag Steward's
Stories from Our Flag
for Tuesday, October 6, 2020​

[ Daniels Park buffalo herd, relaxing in open space between Highlands Ranch and Castle Pines, CO with Mount Evans in distance = pic by S. Sweeney (Chief Flag Steward) ]

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Today's Story from Our Flag
... reconnects us with the ol' movie theater - where we haven't gone for a show in 6+ months ...

On this date, October 6, in 1927, the first movie with spoken words (aka a "talkie"), called The Jazz Singer, opened in New York City theaters.  And not only did they talk, they also sang - as you can see from The Jazz Singer movie clip below.  This motion picture audio technology breakthrough propelled America's love for movies at the local theater to new heights.  And now, movie theaters, and us movie-goers, are suffering through the longest dryspell of not "going to the movie" since the 1920s.

And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and state together.

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'
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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