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Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the United States. The original "Old Glory" was a flag owned by the 19th-century American sea captain William Driver (March 17, 1803 – March 3, 1886). He flew the flag during his career at sea and later brought it to Nashville, Tennessee , where he settled.
From its origins amid the American Revolution to the nightmare of 9/11, learn about the milestones marked by the red, white and blue of the American flag.
The Arago sailed [from New York] for Charleston today [April 8], full of passengers, who expect to participate in the ceremony of raising the old flag on Fort Sumter, on Friday next. General Anderson went on board precisely at noon, having with him a letter-bag bearing the inscription "Major–General Anderson, Fort Sumter, April 14, 1865," and ...
Before you go to hang Old Glory, you should know that there are specific directives for Memorial Day and rules on flying the American flag at half-staff. So, if you need a refresher before showing ...
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
The Soiling of Old Glory, by Stanley Forman. The Soiling of Old Glory is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken by Stanley Forman during the Boston busing crisis in 1976. [1] It depicts a white teenager, Joseph Rakes, assaulting a black man—lawyer and civil rights activist Ted Landsmark—with a flagpole bearing the American flag (also ...
The "Birthplace of Old Glory", a 1909 photograph of Betsy Ross House The gravestone of Betsy Ross and her third husband John Claypoole in the Betsy Ross House complex. Over the years, various structural changes and general wear and tear left the house in dire need of restoration.
A Colorado school’s move to block a 12-year-old boy from displaying a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack has sparked a contentious debate over what the symbol actually means.. The debate over ...