-The American Flag is also called the Old Glory, named like this by Captain William Driver of the brig Charles Doggett in 1831 August the 10th. -The United States Flag is the third oldest of the National Standards of the world. -The pine tree flag was born under Washington's leadership in order to distinguish New Englanders form other colonies. -The snake flag was born after the success at Boston's battle in 1776. -The Grand Union Flag was created that summer.
The flag today compose of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red with 6 white stripes alternating. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are very symbolic. Nobody has the knowledge to know what the colors represents but we believe red represents hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. The flag also represents the people, land, government, and the ideals of the United States.
Many Faces of Old Glory The United States has had many flag changes and rule changes to the well-known old glory. The United States has had about 27 flags since the first flag. The variety of flags is unreal from green to yellow and blue and red there was a vast variety of designs. The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) interchanging with white, with a blue rectangle referred to specifically as the "union" and having fifty small, white, five-pointed stars in the union. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union.
In 1930, Congressman John Linthicum, a Democrat from Baltimore, introduced a bill to designate the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem. Wide majorities of the House and the Senate approved it a year later and President Herbert Hoover signed the bill into law on March 3, 1931. But the words that ring in every American’s ears about freedom and bravery take on new meaning when one looks further into the Washington summer of
Volcom Form 10-K Page 1 of 84 10-K 1 d10k.htm VOLCOM FORM 10-K Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 Or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number: 000-51382 Volcom, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 33-0466919 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1740 Monrovia Avenue Costa Mesa, California (Address of
Two symbols of the city are the Statue of Liberty that greeted millions of immigrants and Wall Street a dominant financial center since World War II. New York City is also the birthplace for many American cultural movements. Nearly 170 languages are spoken and 36% of the New Yorkers are not American-Born. New York City is also called 'The city that never sleeps' because of the constant
A baker’s dozen contains 13 donuts; there are 13 cards of each suit in a deck; and, on the TV show House, the title character’s diagnostics team has a doctor nicknamed “Thirteen”. It takes the Earth 13 weeks to travel from the equinoxes to the solstices. The number 13 occurs quite a lot in American culture. Initially, the US flag had 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the first 13 colonies. Today, there are still 13 stripes – 7 red and 6 white.
Wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus_in_the_united_states, Wikipedia Foundation Inc, December 25th 2012 4. Lincoln issues proclamation suspending habeas corpus rights, Longley, Robert, About.com 5. Lincoln’s suspension of Habeas Corpus as viewed by Congress Sellery, George, University of Chicago Press, 1907. Vol. 1 6.
Explain in detail the organization of the Federal Reserve System. Answer: Congress created the Federal Reserve System in 1913 as the central bank and monetary authority of the United States. Unlike other countries where they have one central bank, we created a system of 12 Federal Reserve Districts. These new banks were named for the cities they are in; Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco (pg 204). The Federal Reserve Act created a hybrid centralized/decentralized system.
Why A Constitution? In 1787, The United States Constitution was written after 13 former British colonies had declared their independence and created a union between the 13 states during a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (National Archives, 2008). The Constitution was established to form the national government and to define the rights and liberties of the American citizens. In reading the Constitution, the theme shows a clear and concise set of rules for the formation of laws on how to run a country. As such, the language was written with an absence of flourish and with a clear and direct purpose so that future readers may be able to glean direct instructions on how to build a county.