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flag and was
All but the most rabid of Confederate flag wavers admit that the Old Southern tradition is defunct in actuality and sigh that its passing was accompanied by the disappearance of many genteel and aristocratic traditions of the reputedly languid ante-bellum way of life.
Mama was very patriotic, and one of the duties she was proudest of was repairing the edges of the flag that flew above the White House.
The resolution under discussion at the convention was to require the boards of election to instruct judges to properly display the American flag.
In the corner was the soldier with the white flag.
It was covered in the Confederate flag and laid in state for several hours.
He was buried just outside Greeneville – with his body wrapped in an American flag and a copy of the U. S. Constitution placed under his head, according to his wishes.
They also had a flag carrier at the front who guided the forces behind him ; when the flag was upright the combatants behind would stand and when turned down, they would sit.
On December 30, 1943, during the Japanese occupation, Subhas Chandra Bose, who was controversially allied with the Japanese, first raised the flag of Indian independence.
The George Cross was given by King George VI himself and is now an emblem on the Maltese national flag.
the inclusion of the term " indivisible " in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag ); before this, the construction " the United States are " was more common.
This flag was also the battle flag of the Umkhonto we Sizwe.
In 2001, the National Guard unit was designated an official military unit of the Bulgarian army and one of the symbols of state authority, along with the flag, the coat of arms and the national anthem.
A flag was later erected near the spot the ball cleared the back wall, with simply the word " HERE " upon it.
Following the rapid change from a loose formation to a rigid line of battle both fleets raised their colours ; each British ship added additional Union Flags in its rigging in case its main flag was shot away.
U-27 was lying off Nicosians port quarter and firing into it when Baralong appeared on the scene, flying the ensign of the United States as a false flag.
When she was half a mile away, Baralong ran up a signal flag indicating that she was going to rescue Nicosians crew.
U-41 was in the process of sinking SS Urbino with gunfire when Baralong arrived on the scene, flying an American flag.
In his account he described how “ on one side there was a wooden stage with two streamers – Hatuey beer and Bacardí rum – on each end and a Cuban flag in the middle.
The first retired number flag, Ernie Banks ' number 14, was raised on the left field pole, and they have alternated since then.
The exact derivation of the term is unknown, but it has been thought that in early Canadian football, the scoring of a single was signalled with a red flag.

flag and based
He says in this theory that it might have been Archbishop Andreas Sunesøn's personal ecclesiastical banner or perhaps even the flag of Archbishop Absalon, based on his tireless efforts to expand Christianity to the Baltic countries.
British colonies typically flew a flag based on one of the ensigns based on this flag, and many former colonies have retained the design to acknowledge their cultural history.
This type of freeware is released as a type of promotion for the other product, which is often based on the same code base with only a compiler flag required to produce the free version.
Most countries of Europe adopted a national flag in the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries, often based on older ( medieval ) war flags.
For example, the flag of Denmark was introduced in 1854, based on a 17th century design.
The flag of Switzerland was introduced in 1889, also based on medieval war flags.
The yellow and blue jerseys, the same colors found on Philadelphia's city flag, are based on those worn by the Philadelphia Eagles in the team's inaugural season, and were the same colors used by the former Frankford Yellow Jackets franchise prior to their suspension of operations in 1931.
When NOAA was established in 1970 and the Coast and Geodetic Survey's assets became a part of NOAA, NOAA based its own flag on that of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Ping flood is based on sending the victim an overwhelming number of ping packets, usually using the " ping " command from unix-like hosts ( the-t flag on Windows systems has a far less malignant function ).
The UAR adopted a flag based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, but with two stars to represent the two parts.
Nelson's promotion to Rear-Admiral was not a reward for his services, but simply a happy coincidence: promotion to flag rank in the Navy of the time was based on seniority on the Captain's list and not on achievement.
Hundertwasser's Koru Flag, proposal for a new New Zealand flag | New Zealand national flag based on a Māori people | Maori motif
This was encapsulated by his design of a new flag for New Zealand, which incorporated the image of the Koru a spiral shape based on the image of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace according to the Māori people.
It became known as the Prinsenvlag (" Prince's flag ") and was based on the livery of William of Orange.
The so-called Prinsenvlag ( Prince's flag ), based on the colours in the coat of arms of William of Orange, was used by the Dutch rebels, and was the basis of the current flag of the Netherlands.
Shortly before independence was granted in 1979, a local competition was held to choose a new national flag, and a design based on the colonial coat of arms was submitted to the College of Arms.
Like Sweden's, Finland's national flag is based on the Scandinavian cross.
During the Crimean War, Finnish merchant ships captured by the British-French fleet flew a flag called Flag of St. George, which was based on the Russian Customs flag.
The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Saka Merah-Putih (" The Sacred Red-and-White ") or Bendera Merah-Putih (" The Red-and-White Flag ") or simply Merah-Putih (" The Red-and-White "), or sometimes referred to as Sang Dwiwarna (" The Bicolor ") in Indonesian is based on the banner of the 13th century Majapahit Empire in East Java.

flag and on
Past it I could see part part of a desk, a flag in a corner, a rug on the floor.
She would often go up on the roof to see the attendant take down the flag in the evening.
The figure leapt from the box, almost lost its balance, the flag draped there tore in the air, the figure landed on its left leg, fell on its hands, and pressed itself up.
The deposit of rupees to the account of the Government of the United States of America in payment for the commodities and for ocean transportation costs financed by the Government of the United States of America ( except excess costs resulting from the requirement that United States flag vessels be used ) shall be made at the rate of exchange for United States dollars generally applicable to import transactions ( excluding imports granted a preferential rate ) in effect on the dates of dollar disbursement by United States banks, or by the Government of the United States of America, as provided in the purchase authorizations.
Then she catapults into `` everything and everybody '', putting particular violence on `` everybody '', indicating to the linguist that this is a spot to flag -- that is, it is not congruent to the patient's general style of speech up to this point.
When the North enthusiastically rallied behind the national flag after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, Lincoln concentrated on the military and political dimensions of the war effort.
John Young salutes the Lunar Flag Assembly | American flag on the lunar surface.
The Silver Sands are located on the East side of the village, and are one of Scotland's seven " Blue flag " awarded beaches, which denotes an exemplary standard of cleanliness, facilities, safety, environmental education and management.
Microprocessors such as the Intel 8008, the direct predecessor of the 8080 and the 8086, used in early personal computers, could also perform a small number of operations on four bits, such as the DAA ( Decimal Add Adjust ) instruction, and the auxiliary carry ( AC / NA ) flag, which were used to implement decimal arithmetic routines.
Herald photographer Stanley Forman received two Pulitzer Prizes consecutively in 1976 and 1977, the first being a dramatic shot of a young child falling in mid-air from her mother's arms on the upper stories of a burning apartment building to the waiting arms of firefighters below, and the latter ( known as " The soiling of Old Glory ") being of Ted Landsmark, an African American city official, being beaten with an American flag during Boston's school busing crisis.
The ships are firing on eight ships flying the British flag that are steadily approaching them from the right of the picture.
A black Gl and a Chinese soldier place the flag of their ally on the front of their jeep, truck convoy on the Stilwell Road, Burma, 1945
Hanging on the western wall is Queen Victoria's burial flag, given to the college soon after her death.
This dispute undermines the debate about the abuse of a neutral flag and the British captain's order to attack the German survivors, on the grounds of protecting the freighter and her cargo, which could always be alleged.
Mural by Bogside Artists on Free Derry Corner depicting Edward Daly ( bishop ) | Father Daly waving a White flag | white handkerchief while trying to escort the mortally wounded Jackie Duddy to safety.
On November 24, 1897, French naval authorities found three Americans on Clipperton working for the American Guano Company, who had raised the American flag on the island.

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