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Flags of the World A flag is a symbol representing its country. Each country has its own unique flag. Most people are patriotic about their countries flag because it represents all the things that they like about their country. Here is some pictures of flags from around the world. Advertise on this web site for FREE! Contact us today @ (843) 88-1481 or Publisher@MediaServices1.com. 2016 Media Services Inc - Internet Marketing Services.
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Origin of State Names. From Alabama River by early European explorers and named Alibamu after the local Indian tribe. Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”. Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for “little spring”. From the Quapaw Indians. From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500. From the Spanish, “ruddy” or “red”. From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”. From Massachusett tri...
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Major League Baseball Team Flags. No long term sport is more popular than that of Major League Baseball in the United States. Establishing roots in the 19th Century, modern fans take vacation from work and travel across the country to witness spring training. The regular season lasts for months with games every day and teams play each other multiple times. Hot dogs and home runs are American past times and score true with baseball fans everywhere! League: American Founded: 1995. Manager: Joe Madden (2005).
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A donkey…an elephant; neither a suave symbol but one the Democratic and Republican Parties in the U.S. have accepted and utilized. With the 2008 Presidential election rapidly approaching the flags of both parties are everywhere you look. Thomas Nast did it again on November 7, 1874 when his political cartoon depicted an elephant demolishing a bridge made up of ‘so-called’ flimsy planks of the Democratic Party. Political Party Quick Facts:. The Republican Party is the second largest party with 55 million ...
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People everywhere are ga-ga over the romanticized view of the rogue pirate but in reality those who participated in raiding vulnerable ships at sea rarely showed mercy. To warn of their intentions a pirate ship would raise a white flag indicating they were in chase of a potential victim. Pirates such as Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Black Bart utilized flags of their own design. The Jolly Roger, Old Roger, or Skull and Crossbones is associated most with pirates sailing in the 16th, 17th, and 18th cent...
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The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) had its beginnings in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 15, 1948. The cost for a ticket to this event was $8 and spectators had to wait three days for a final result. It was a photo finish between Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp with Petty declared the winner. Green Flag-signals the beginning or resumption of competition. White Flag-indicates one more lap to go in the race. This flag is displayed only once during a race. Black Flag with a White X...
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From the book "Our Flag" published in 1989 by the House of Representatives. The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness and valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice.". Advertise on this web site for FREE! Contact us today @ (843) 88-1481 or Publisher@MediaServices1.com.
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Flags are symbols of things greater than ourselves; countries, cities, states, leagues, organizations, schools and even neighborhoods. Beautiful banners, vibrant colors are visual elements that attract our eyes and inspire our minds. FlagIsland.com is your source to see and learn more about the noblest of symbols, the flag. Advertise on this web site for FREE! Contact us today @ (843) 88-1481 or Publisher@MediaServices1.com. 2016 Media Services Inc - Internet Marketing Services.
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2011 Flowertown Festival | Summerville, South Carolina
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Summerville, South Carolina - The Original Summer Resort Town. Those healthy breezes were enjoyed in what were known as "mosquito houses," non-insulated structures designed to allow air to flow freely throughout. They consisted of two rooms on each side of a wide hall, and a fireplace in each room. By 1828, twenty-eight families had built summer cottages, and Summerville was born. It didn't take long for this quaint village retreat to become popular. By 1830 the South. By 1847 the town was incorporated t...
