Sesquicentennial Flag Day Observance Recalled
A June 14 observance marks the 150th anniversary of the US flag's adoption on June 14, 1777. The article recounts Betsy Ross legends, Washington's designs, and Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner, plus Fort McHenry and the evolving symbol's path to national memory.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Second Continental Congress
Philadelphia
John Adams
National Council
Association
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Baltimore
Maryland
Goen
National Museum
Mary Pickersgill
Rebecca Young
Atery
Congress
Union
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Key
Frederick
Barbara Frietchle
Barding
Fort McHeary
Secretary of War
T Ite
National Park
National Memorial Shrine
Fort Tteels Beig
Fort McHenry Ag Itta
Francia Scalt Key
Monotony in Paris Cafe Joke Revealed
A Turk praises traditional marriage in a Paris cafe while struggling to say monotony. The French host corrects him with monotony as a pun, and the room laughs at the miscue amid sea air and gulls outside.
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Paris
May Be True Elsa Visits Ocean Park Beach
A tired girl named Elsa travels with her mistress to Ocean Park in Kansas where they arrive at a sunlit beach. The scene suggests Elsa’s first encounter with the ocean and the park’s seaside setting.
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Elsa
Kansas
Ocean Park
Historical note on zero in ancient numeral systems
The Greeks and Romans lacked a zero in their numeral system. The zero yet to appear in arithmetic came from the Arab tradition, later influencing European numerals.
Identifying Him a Kansas City Mystery in Snow
A coroner recalls a found man in freezing weather, wearing a linen duster with fur, rubber boot, and a carpet slipper. His pockets hold a rabbit's foot, a photo of an actress, a set of motor cars, a crossword, wooing directions, a diamond map, and two toothpicks. Authorities deem him an optimist.
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Arkansas
Poet and mock verdict in a brief Kansas City Star quip
Thrust upon him the comedian Tennyson J. Daft sighs over poet’s birth in a sharp exchange with Granton Grimm. The exchange appears as a witty, clipped aside in the Kansas City Star.
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Tennyson J. Daft
Old Granton Grimm
Kansas City Star
Maps Inspiring New Dress Patterns From Old Charts
Paris correspondent notes French couturiers reuse Sixteenth and Seventeenth century maps to create geographical frocks. Afternoon and evening robes feature starry compasses, wind indications, seas and islands, or map scales. The trend, once eyed by trade, gains favor among designers and clients.
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Bivsie Paris
Christian Science Monitor
Scots Honor Betsy Ross Sesquicentennial Link
Scotland shows keen interest in the American flag sesquicentennial in Philadelphia. Betsy Ross, credited with designing the Stars and Stripes, is highlighted as a Scotswoman to be honored this year by Scots abroad.
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Betsy Ross
Scotland
Philadelphia
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