During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white" and that "the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." The national flag, which became known as the "Stars and Stripes," was based on the "Grand Union" flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes. According to legend, Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross designed the new canton for the Stars and Stripes, which consisted of a circle of 13 stars and a blue background, at the request of General George Washington. Historians have been unable to conclusively prove or disprove this legend.
With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union. In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law stipulating that the 13 original stripes be restored and that only stars be added to represent new states.
On June 14, 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. As instructed by Congress, the U.S. flag was flown from all public buildings across the country. In the years after the first Flag Day, several states continued to observe the anniversary, and in 1949 Congress officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, a national day of observance.
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Possible Spoiler alert for Game of Thrones TV Show.
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good morning BTW!
Mala, btw, if you can, please keep July 14th free?
We are having our annual, *open house* (you know, a pahtay!) Deets to come!
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good morning BTW!
Mala, btw, if you can, please keep July 14th free?
We are having our annual, *open house* (you know, a pahtay!) Deets to come!
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good morning BTW!
Mala, btw, if you can, please keep July 14th free?
We are having our annual, *open house* (you know, a pahtay!) Deets to come!
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good morning BTW!
Mala, btw, if you can, please keep July 14th free?
We are having our annual, *open house* (you know, a pahtay!) Deets to come!
OH NOES!!! That's the weekend my lady friend is visiting from New York!
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good morning BTW!
Mala, btw, if you can, please keep July 14th free?
We are having our annual, *open house* (you know, a pahtay!) Deets to come!
Woody Gutherie's 100 birthday, dontcha know.
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good morning BTW!
Mala, btw, if you can, please keep July 14th free?
We are having our annual, *open house* (you know, a pahtay!) Deets to come!
Woody Gutherie's 100 birthday, dontcha know.
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sorry, I'm trolling pinterest, watching steph, lurking on the blog, amongst other things![]()
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sorry, I'm trolling pinterest, watching steph, lurking on the blog, amongst other things![]()
Multitasking at its best!
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Listening to Obama's speech from Cleveland as I write ad copy.. It helps to break up the monotony that's for sure!
and the crowd won't stop cheering FOUR MORE YEARS long enough for him to begin!![]()
Romney’s campaign bus — adorned with the words “Conservative. Businessman. Leader” today repeatedly honked at and took several laps around a group of Obama supporters before a campaign speech to be given by President Obama in Cleveland today, according to a tweet by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. (snip)
The Obama campaign responds:
“Campaigns are a reflection of their candidates, and let’s remember that Mitt Romney himself encouraged his campaign to engage in heckling just a few weeks ago,” said Danny Kanner, an Obama campaign spokesman in an emailed statement, adding that “the American people deserve better than antics that are more at home in a second grade classroom than in a presidential campaign.”
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Uhm... This is all rather dicklish, no?Romney’s campaign bus — adorned with the words “Conservative. Businessman. Leader” today repeatedly honked at and took several laps around a group of Obama supporters before a campaign speech to be given by President Obama in Cleveland today, according to a tweet by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. (snip)
The Obama campaign responds:
“Campaigns are a reflection of their candidates, and let’s remember that Mitt Romney himself encouraged his campaign to engage in heckling just a few weeks ago,” said Danny Kanner, an Obama campaign spokesman in an emailed statement, adding that “the American people deserve better than antics that are more at home in a second grade classroom than in a presidential campaign.”
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Uhm... This is all rather dicklish, no?Romneyâs campaign bus â adorned with the words âConservative. Businessman. Leaderâ today repeatedly honked at and took several laps around a group of Obama supporters before a campaign speech to be given by President Obama in Cleveland today, according to a tweet by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. (snip)
The Obama campaign responds:
âCampaigns are a reflection of their candidates, and letâs remember that Mitt Romney himself encouraged his campaign to engage in heckling just a few weeks ago,â said Danny Kanner, an Obama campaign spokesman in an emailed statement, adding that âthe American people deserve better than antics that are more at home in a second grade classroom than in a presidential campaign.â
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Uhm... This is all rather dicklish, no?Romney’s campaign bus — adorned with the words “Conservative. Businessman. Leader” today repeatedly honked at and took several laps around a group of Obama supporters before a campaign speech to be given by President Obama in Cleveland today, according to a tweet by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. (snip)
The Obama campaign responds:
“Campaigns are a reflection of their candidates, and let’s remember that Mitt Romney himself encouraged his campaign to engage in heckling just a few weeks ago,” said Danny Kanner, an Obama campaign spokesman in an emailed statement, adding that “the American people deserve better than antics that are more at home in a second grade classroom than in a presidential campaign.”
Looks like he is still engaging in his boarding school behavior which looks really pathetic at his age.
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Uhm... This is all rather dicklish, no?Romneyâs campaign bus â adorned with the words âConservative. Businessman. Leaderâ today repeatedly honked at and took several laps around a group of Obama supporters before a campaign speech to be given by President Obama in Cleveland today, according to a tweet by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. (snip)
The Obama campaign responds:
âCampaigns are a reflection of their candidates, and letâs remember that Mitt Romney himself encouraged his campaign to engage in heckling just a few weeks ago,â said Danny Kanner, an Obama campaign spokesman in an emailed statement, adding that âthe American people deserve better than antics that are more at home in a second grade classroom than in a presidential campaign.â
Looks like he is still engaging in his boarding school behavior which looks really pathetic at his age.
That's not all - Romney delayed the start time of his speech in Cincinatti today in an attempt to steal TV airtime from Obama's speech. It didn't work because Obama was delayed getting there, but still.. I was the target of better fucking grade school antics than this shit!
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Uhm... This is all rather dicklish, no?Romney’s campaign bus — adorned with the words “Conservative. Businessman. Leader” today repeatedly honked at and took several laps around a group of Obama supporters before a campaign speech to be given by President Obama in Cleveland today, according to a tweet by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. (snip)
The Obama campaign responds:
“Campaigns are a reflection of their candidates, and let’s remember that Mitt Romney himself encouraged his campaign to engage in heckling just a few weeks ago,” said Danny Kanner, an Obama campaign spokesman in an emailed statement, adding that “the American people deserve better than antics that are more at home in a second grade classroom than in a presidential campaign.”
Looks like he is still engaging in his boarding school behavior which looks really pathetic at his age.
That's not all - Romney delayed the start time of his speech in Cincinatti today in an attempt to steal TV airtime from Obama's speech. It didn't work because Obama was delayed getting there, but still.. I was the target of better fucking grade school antics than this shit!
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Just running by - has anyone seen ads for Palin Jr's show? She claims to be discriminated against in it. This child has no idea![]()