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What flag is that 04.20.2025 (Canada series # 8)
“Nunavut is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada’s political map in half a century…
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What flag is that 04.19.2025 (Canada series #7)
“Alberta, most westerly of Canada’s three Prairie Provinces, occupying the continental interior of the western part of the country. To the north the 60th parallel (latitude 60° N) forms its boundary with the Northwest Territories, to the east the 110th meridian (longitude 110° W) forms the boundary with its prairie neighbour, Saskatchewan, to the south the 49th parallel forms the international boundary with…
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What Flag Is that 04.18.2025 (45 years old today.)
The Republic of Zimbabwe, a land locked country in Southern Africa. It is a relatively new country with 16 official languages. The land has a long and unfortunate history and was the area that saw the worst of the British system of colonization. In 1890 a British Trading Company owned by Cecil Rhodes walked onto…
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What flag is that 04.17.2025 Evacuation Day
“Evacuation Day (Arabic: عيد الجلاء, romanized: ʿīd al-jalāʾ, also known as Jalaa Day or Clearance Day) is Syria’s national day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier at the end of the French mandate of Syria on 17 April1946after Syria’s proclamation of full independence on 27 September1941. Syria has been an important strategic place in the Arab world since the 600s. It has been ruled by many…
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What flag is that 04.16.2025 (Canada series #6)
“Manitoba, province of Canada, one of the Prairie Provinces, lying midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. The province is bounded to the north by Nunavut territory, to the northeast by Hudson Bay, to the east by Ontario, to the south by the U.S. states of Minnesotaand North Dakota, and to the west by Saskatchewan. Manitoba contains more than 100,000 lakes, including Lake Winnipeg,…
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What flag is that 04.15.2025
“Lincolnshire abbreviated Lincs, is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire (riding is another name for a county) across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the east, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshireand Rutland to the south,and Leicestershire, Nottinghamshireand South Yorkshire to the west.” The county is predominately rural with an area of 2,687 square miles and a population of…
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What flag is that 04.14.2025
“The Romani people also known as the Roma are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani people originated in the Indian subcontinent, in particular the region of Rajasthan. [Most commonly referred to as ‘Gypsies’. Some Romani embrace this term, others consider it to be derogatory.] “Their first wave of westward migration is…
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What flag is that 04.12.2025
“Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands.…
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What Flag Is That 04.11.2025 (Canada series #4)
The Flag of British Columbia, the western most Canadian province. British Columbia is the 3rd most populous province in Canada. The capital is Victoria and the largest city is Vancouver. (Interestingly Vancouver has the largest Chinese population outside of China). The coat of arms is an interesting design attempting to incorporate a little bit of…
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What flag is that 04.10.2025
April is Autism Awareness Month Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United States today. Autism looks different for everyone,…
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