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English: McGill flag on top of the Arts Building, downtown campus, Montreal, Canada Français : Drapeau de l'Université McGill flottant au-dessus du Arts building , campus centre-ville, Montréal. Date
McGill University's coat of arms. The coat of arms of McGill University is the official emblem of the university and derives from a heraldic device assumed during the lifetime of the university's founder, James McGill. [1] The first iteration was designed in 1906 by Percy Nobbs, then director of the McGill School of Architecture. [2]
At some point within the next few decades, as McGill continued to grow, the McGill College Building was renamed the Arts Building. [2] In 1921, Ramsay Traquair, director of the McGill School of Architecture at that time, designed the McGill flag and presented it to the university. As of 2020, it continues to fly above the Arts Building.
Flag Day 2024 is Friday, June 14. The date commemorates the adoption of the American flag's design, as well as the symbolism and history behind it.
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research University located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter , [ 12 ] the university bears the name of James McGill , a Scottish merchant, [ 13 ] whose bequest in 1813 established the University of McGill College .
Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.
Flag Day is a celebration that honors and commemorates the stars and stripes on the American Flag. While you might not have a day off from work or school, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 to ...
A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments ; however, in some countries a decree or ...