Adventure Flag Great Jersey New Six
The Metropolitan Historical Commission
A New England sea captain who moved to Nashville in his thirties, Captain William Driver is given credit for naming the American flag "Old Glory." Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Driver was apprenticed to a blacksmith at age thirteen. He ran away to become a cabin boy at age fourteen and by age twenty-one had earned his masters papers and the right to command a ship. For his twenty-first birthday Driver's mother gave him a flag made by her and friends which, as the story goes, he ran up the rig of his very first vessel and exclaimed, "We'll call her 'Old Glory,' boys!" During his career as a sea captain, Driver sailed to Tahiti and discovered the descendants of the Bounty mutineers, whom he returned to Pitcairn Island. When his wife died in 1837, Driver decided to move with his three children to Nashville to be near his brother's family. During the Civil War, the Union Army occupied Nashville, and Driver, who had remained a Unionist, asked the Union soldiers to raise ... [Read More]
Citizen - Attractions, Art, Sports, Recreation
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SPACE MOVIES CINEMA
The flag on the moon represents an important event in vexillological history. This paper examines the political and technical aspects of placing a flag on the moon, focusing on the first moon landing. During their historic extravehicular activity (EVA), the Apollo 11 crew planted the flag of the United States on the lunar surface. This flag-raising was strictly a symbolic activity, as the United Nations Treaty on Outer Space precluded any territorial claim. Nevertheless, there were domestic and international debates over the appropriateness of the event. Congress amended the agency's appropriations bill to prevent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from placing flags of other nations, or those of international associations, on the moon during missions funded solely by the United States. Like any activity in space exploration, the Apollo flag-raising also provided NASA engineers with an interesting technical challenge. They designed a flagpole with a horizontal ba ... [Read More]
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
The New Jersey Veterans Journal Summer 2005 Edition is now available on the world wide web in a user friendly on-line web version at the following web address: http://www.nj.gov/military/veterans/journal/summer2005index.html The “NJ Veterans Journal” newsletter provides up to date information on New Jersey Veterans events, benefits and facilities throughout the state. For all the current news on issues affecting our NJ Veterans take a look at the new issue today. To view past issues of the Veterans Journal newsletter on-line you can visit http://www.nj.gov/military/publications/ the DMAVA Publications homepage. ... [Read More]
Department of Recreation and Parks - City of Baltimore, Maryland
Renovations to Latrobe Park began in March 2005 and will be completed early next year. Much-needed improvements include a new soccer field, park lightening, a new playground, new storm drains, and sport lighting for the soccer/kickball field. Sidewalks, benches, trees and a new fence will grace the park and add to its beauty. Other existing features at Latrobe Park include the Locust Point Recreation Center, basketball courts and the field house. ... [Read More]
Zebulon Pike
Pike, guided by several Osage warriors, next entered a Pawnee village on the Republican River near the border of the modern states of Kansas and Nebraska. Noticing the Spanish flag which flew above the Pawnee village, Pike talked the Indians into hauling it down. He replaced it with the Stars and Stripes, despite the fact that a troop of Spanish cavalry 300 strong had recently visited their earth lodges. The Spanish had been specifically looking for the Pike party. It is interesting that the recently-promoted Capt. Pike reported this fact with a note of pride, stating that the Spanish expedition was "the most important ever carried on by the province of New Spain" and it was commanded by the respected Don Francisco Malgares. Unlike Lewis and Clark, who might have worried about their mission of exploration being compromised, Pike welcomed the news that his party was being hunted by a large force of Spanish soldiers. As they left the Pawnee village, Pike's men followed the hoo ... [Read More]
IEW Events > United States
Step into a wider world than you've ever imagined — new people, new perspectives, and new cultures! Studying abroad or hosting with AFS will take you into this world! Learn another language, meet new friends, and gain an advantage for college. Everyone is invited to attend. Bring your family and your friends to meet with current AFS students, volunteers, staff and alumni in order to talk with people who have been there. ... Metro International celebrated IEW in New York City with "Go Global: An International Education Fair," which brought 7 Fulbright scholars (with two family members), 3 Fulbright students, 13 other international students, and 7 consular officials from 22 countries together with 85 middle schoolers from Brooklyn for a simulated trip around the world. Using brightly colored travel tickets with itineraries charting stops at countries in six different regions of the world, 6th and 7th graders journeyed in small groups from Australia to Uzbekistan. As they stopped at different country booths, the children learned greetings in several Nigerian languages, sampled Colombian arepas, Russian chocolates and Korean rice milk, and developed an early understanding of the importance of international educational exchange. "Go Global: An International Education Fair" launched the second year of Metro International's "Global Classroom in the Community" initiative in Brooklyn ... [Read More]
White House Interactive- April 2004
Today, the Census Bureau reported that new single-family home sales in March rose to an annual pace of 1.23 million homes, a 22 percent increase over the March 2003 level. While not as significant as news about Gross Domestic Product or employment, the pace of new home sales shows that the economy continues to strengthen and suggests that the housing market remains an engine of growth after one of its best years ever in 2003. Our nation.s 68.6 percent homeownership rate is the highest ever, and President Bush is taking steps to make owning a home a reality for more Americans, especially minorities and those with low incomes. To read more on the President.s Homeownership Initiative, please see ... [Read More]
Visit NH - Calendar
Through the lens of his camera, nationally renowned photojournalist Verner Reed captured dramatic moments and everyday scenes that defined New England in the years following World War II. The New Hampshire Historical Society takes us back to those days gone by through an exhibition of Reed's acclaimed work. On loan from Historic New England (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities), the 78 poignant and thought-provoking photographs featured in the exhibition offer a historical record and an artistic vision of New England and its people. ... [Read More]
U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Mission
On the Great Lakes, there are seven key waterways that must be kept navigable during the winter when ice formation restricts or prohibits ship movements. In an average year, over 100 million metric ton of domestic cargo moves on the Great Lakes. During most winters, the Great Lakes Icebreaking Program allows shipping to continue for an additional six to eight weeks, enabling an additional 10 to 12 million tons of cargo to be shipped over ice-covered waters. Overall, this effort on the Great Lakes saves the industry about $78 million a year in stockpiling and warehousing costs. ... [Read More]
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