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The Flag of Oklahoma flying outside the Capitol in 2007. Oklahoma's first flag was adopted in 1911, four years after statehood. The flag featured a large centered white star fimbriated in blue on a red field. The number 46 was written in blue inside the star, as Oklahoma was the forty-sixth state to join the Union. [2]
An early version of the salute, adopted in 1887, accompanied the Balch pledge and was known as the Balch Salute. This salute instructed students to stand with their right hand outstretched toward the flag, the fingers of which are then brought to the forehead, followed by being placed flat over the heart, and finally falling to the side.
The inventor of the Bellamy salute was James B. Upham, junior partner and editor of The Youth's Companion. [2] Bellamy recalled that Upham, upon reading the pledge, came into the posture of the salute, snapped his heels together, and said, "Now up there is the flag; I come to salute; as I say 'I pledge allegiance to my flag', I stretch out my right hand and keep it raised while I say the ...
The flag is red with a white star and the number 46 in it, as Oklahoma was the 46th state added to the union. Oklahoma became a state in 1907 and adopted its first state flag in 1911.
The practice of firing 21 shots in salute was formally adopted by the U.S. in 1875 to match the international salute. Now it's used in ceremonies honoring the national flag, visiting dignitaries ...
Jackie Robinson had a throwback quote on the National Anthem that’s now making the rounds on social media. Robinson never liked the National Anthem and could never salute the flag due to the ...
"Oklahoma Wind" SR42, 1982 Anthem "Oklahoma!" lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II music: Richard Rodgers: 25 O.S.3§94.1, 1953 Folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie: 25 O.S.3§94.8, 2001 Musical instrument: Fiddle: SCR25, 1984 Country and western song "Faded Love" by John Willis and Bob Wills: SCR65, 1988 Folk dance Square dance ...
It took eight years and $400,000 to build the tribal flag plaza north of the Oklahoma Capitol. Some of Oklahoma's tribal nations aren't included.