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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1902
Page
4
News reports describe cholera in Tokio, tornado devastation near Lancaster Kentucky and near Walla Texas, and fires in major cities. Other items note U. S. war and political actions, Cuban and Chinese affairs, weather impacts on crops, and royal coronation preparations in Britain. The dispatch highlights wide unrest and natural calamities across continents with official responses and emerging international tensions.
A historical overview traces the origins of the American flag and the rattlesnake imagery. It cites Betsy Ross and George Washington era designs, the Gadsden flag of 1776, and variants used by militia with mottos like Dont Tread on Me and Liberty or Death, noting the thirteen stripes and star arrangement evolved to the current banner.
The article traces flag origins from the Cambridge 1776 banner to Betsy Ross and Washington. It chronicles designs, the shift from Union flag to stars and stripes, and key moments: Fort Stanwix 1777, Valley Forge, Yorktown, and the 1818 adoption of a fixed 13 stripes with a square star field representing states.
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