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The Starry Plough banner (Irish: An Camchéachta – the bent plough) is a flag which was originally used by the Irish Citizen Army, a socialist Irish republican movement, in 1914, and subsequently adopted by other Irish political organisations. The concept may have originated with George William Russell, for the Irish Citizen Army and showed silver stars on a green background. The flag…

Slovenia,  country in central Europe that was part of Yugoslavia for most of the 20th century. Slovenia is a small but topographically diverse country made up of portions of four major European geographic landscapes—the European Alps, the karstic Dinaric Alps, the Pannonian and Danubian lowlands and hills, and the Mediterranean coast. Easily accessible mountain passes (now superseded by tunnels) through Slovenia’s present-day territory have long…

The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos; Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos; French: Organisation des États américains) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas. Member states 32 states Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is a “multilateral regional body focused on human rights, electoral oversight, social and…

The national flag of Australia. It consists of a blue field with what we call the Union Jack in the canton (the upper left, hoist side) this is similar to the British Maritime Ensign. The field is, the proper term is ‘defaced’, with the commonwealth star. The Commonwealth Star is a 7 pointed star denoting…

According to the Farmers Almanac, today, April 24 is the day the country should celebrate Arbor Day. (Many states celebrate on different days in April.) What Is Arbor Day? Arbor Day is a national holiday that recognizes the importance of trees. The most common way people celebrate Arbor Day is to get together in groups to…

“Saint George (Ancient Greek: Γεώργιος, Geṓrgios; died 23 April 303), also known as George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperorDiocletian, but was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.…

The earth flag. This is John McConnell’s design that he submitted to the UN in 1969. The dark blue field represents the atmosphere. In the center is what became known as ‘the blue marble’ with white being clouds, and light blue the oceans. This flag came to represent environmental awareness and then in 1970, it…

Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/ⓘTEK-səss) is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest, that forms a natural boundary delineated by the Rio Grande. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with an…

anamnesis [ an-am-nee-sis ] noun. the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.

‘Then God will be obvious in the very now of things, and in the simplicity of things. To sum it all up, we can never get there, we can only be there.” Richard Rohr