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The state flag is officially described by law as: a rectangle that: (1) has a width to length ratio of two to three; and (2) contains: (A) one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one-third the length of the flag; (B) two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, each having a length equal to two-thirds the length of the flag; and (C) one white, regular ...
An improper variation of the Dodson flag from an account by Mr. Dodson, deriving from a publication by Mrs. Adele Briscoe Looscan in 1896; note swapped tricolor bands.. The Dodson tri-color (tricolor, tricolour, or tricolore) flag, more commonly the Dodson flag, or Dodson's flag, is a flag originally created by Mrs. Sarah Dodson for Captain Andrew Robinson's Harrisburg Company (of Texas ...
The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald, Thuringia, Nazi Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt. Half-mast or half-staff ( American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect ...
5. Texas. The iconic Texas flag is immediately recognizable and inseparable from the state whose residents proudly display it everywhere. This flag does Arizona’s one better: All three colors ...
It is one of the most recognizable flags in North America, but see if you knew some of these interesting facts about the Texas flag:
A military funeral in the United States is a memorial or burial rite conducted by the United States Armed Forces for a Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman, Guardian or Coast Guardsman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or a president. A military funeral may feature guards of honor, the firing of volley shots as a ...
History of flags. A flag is a distinctive piece of fabric used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. While the origin of flags is unknown, flag-like symbols have been described as far back as 11th century BC China and have been used by other ancient civilisations such as Egypt and Rome . During the Medieval period, silk from ...
Verna Mae Brashear left behind a mountain of fabric when she died. This Fort Worth quilting club turned her largess into blankets for needful homes. Barn full of fabric a Texas woman left behind ...