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Each year on National Flag Day (June 14th) our country celebrates the history and symbolism of our flag. With Memorial Day just behind us, and Independence Day just around the corner, all the picnics, parades, flags and fireworks blend into one big Americ
Created at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, this site is a collection of stars and stripes from Betsy Ross to present day.
"Flag-folding does take some practice, but the task isn't exactly rocket science.
"The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation Project is saving an American treasure -- the flag that inspired our national anthem.
"Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed.
After Britain's expensive victory in the French and Indian War of 1754 - 1763, the crown decided to recoup some of the costs of defending the colonies by taxing the colonists. The colonists were outraged at the tax, but unlike their British counterparts,
Nicely organized into Battles, Important People, Historical Events, Historical Documents and a Timeline, this site has lots of concise American Revolution information for homework and school reports.
It's the summer of 1775, and you are a slave belonging to a staunch Loyalist.
This easy-to-peruse time line starts with the early explorers ("1000 A.
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