Remembering Sept. 11
As we honor the victims of September 11, we are also reminded how our country came together to stand as one.
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Tag Archives: patriotism
For Export, Lend-Lease
Robert D. Abrahams poems appeared regularly on our pages throughout the 1940s. “For Export, Lend-Lease” was published in the July, 7, 1945, issue.
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More Than a Flag
It was proclaimed by President Wilson in 1916. It became official with an Act of Congress in 1949. It is “observed” today at all federal facilities. But Flag Day is not a federal holiday, which is unfortunate.
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Classic Covers: Old Glory
Uncle Sam makes an appearance with the U.S. flag on the July 13, 1901, cover, staking the flag into Britain with steel bars, representing the expansion of “metallurgic establishments” by one J. P. Morgan into that country. That simple black and white effort by artist George Gibbs was only the beginning of Old Glory’s numerous appearances on the cover.
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