Posts Tagged Stars And Stripes
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June Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham June – the first month of summer. June conjures up thoughts of Father’s Day, Flag Day and drive-in movies! Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. This year it will be June 19, 2011. The first Father’s Day observance was in July 5, 1908. For 64 ye...
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Indy 500 Pre-Race Activities… It’s Race Day in Indianapolis!!!
At 6 a.m., and in some years as early as 5 a.m., an explosive is set off to signal the opening of the gates. Then the Purdue University All-American Marching Band plays several pre-race songs, including “On the Banks of the Wabash” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Our National anthem, ...
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FLAG DAY – June 14, 2010
The Flag The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of ...
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Flag Day Quiz
Test your knowledge of the history of the American flag: 1. Which birthday of the national Flag, is going to be celebrated this year? a. 224 b. 225 c. 227 2. Since when has the current U.S. national flag become effective? a. June 4, 1969 b. June 14, 1976 c. July 4, 1960 3. ...
