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A flag with a pine tree on it, "a red flag with the cross of St. George in the canton with a green pine tree in the first quarter", was used in New England as early as 1704, and may have flown at Bunker Hill in 1775. It also appeared having a "white field with the motto 'An Appeal to Heaven' above the pine tree". [10]
The flag of New England has two prominent symbols: a pine tree and red color. Other features, like the St. George's Cross, are not always displayed on the flag, but the pine almost always is. There is a blue ensign and a red ensign variant. In each, St. George's cross is in the canton, whose top left corner is defaced with an image of a pine.
The first Pine Tree Flag flown by colonists against the British during the riot was red with a pine tree within a white square in the upper left corner. [10] Of the men charged, Timothy Worthley, Jonathan Worthley and William Dustin fought against the British in the Revolutionary War, as did even Samuel Blodgett.
The Tree is a member of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) and appears at football games, basketball games, and other events where the band performs. [7] The "Tree" is representative of El Palo Alto, the tree which appears on both the official seal of the University and the municipal seal of Palo Alto, Stanford's ...
"The Red Flag" (Roud V45381) is a socialist song, emphasising the sacrifices and solidarity of the international labour movement. It is the anthem of the British Labour Party, [1] [2] the Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Irish Labour Party. [3]
The American flag or Stars and Stripes made a major contribution to the modern flag tradition and the idea of a flag representing both population and government, like the French flag after the Revolution. [2] The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal).
Common name Scientific name Picture Source Afghanistan: Apricot (unofficial) Morus nigra [1] Albania: Olive: Olea europaea [2] Antigua and Barbuda: Whitewood: Bucida buceras [3] [4] Angola: Baobab: Adansonia digitata [5] [6] Argentina: Ceibo: Erythrina crista-galli [7] [8] Red quebracho: Schinopsis balansae [7] [8] Australia: Golden wattle ...
red: Youthful love [2] white: Betrayed [2] Cedar of Lebanon: Incorruptible [2] Cempasúchil: ... Lime tree in culture – uses of the lime (linden) tree by humans;