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What Flag Is That 09.04.2023
The flag of the Democratic Socialist Party of America. A red field (traditional color of socialists) with a red rose and a biracial handshake in the middle. Appropriate for Labor Day since it upholds the values of working men and women. The flag, which is the logo of the party, has undergone some changes over…
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What Flag Is That 09.03.2023
Basque Country, also known as The Basque Autonomous Community. It is the home of The Basque People. Therefore it is not exactly a country, more of a specific constellation of people. It is located in the Western Pyrenees straddling the boarder between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay The Basque…
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What Flag Is That 09.02.2023
Scotland Football Club. Our granddaughter Haley taught us to love soccer. Everywhere else in the world it is called ‘Football’ . The word ‘soccer’ was most likely derived as an abbreviation for the formal title ‘association football’. “Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century. Though “folk football” had been played since medieval times…
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What Flag Is That 09.01.2023
The 29th state admitted into the Union (1846), Iowa. It’s history always involved the fact that it has the richest soil in the world. Prior to the French Europeans coming to claim the land, Host Nation people lived here for 13,000 years. It drives it’s name from the Ioway Tribe . It was considered to…
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What flag is that 08.30.2023
“The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. It is on exhibit at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Seeing the flag flying over Fort McHenry on…
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What Flag is that 08.17.2023
“The national flag of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Прапор України, Prapor Ukrayiny) consists of equally sized horizontal bands of blue and yellow. The blue and yellow bicolour first appeared during the 1848 Spring of Nations in Lemberg, then part of the Austrian Empire. It was adopted as a state flag for the first time in the aftermath…
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What Flag Is That 08.16.2023
Yukon. Formerly known as Yukon Territory. It is the least populated and westernmost province in Canada. In 1898 it split from the North West Territory. In 2002 it was officially named Yukon. English and French are spoken and the Yukon government officially recognizes all First Nation languages. The name Yukon is derived from the First…
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What Flag Is That 08.14.2023
Prince Edwards Island. One of three Maritime Canadian provinces. It is the smallest province, but the most densely populated. It is named after Queen Victoria’s father, Prince Edward. The First Nation people who ‘owned’ the island were the Mi’Kmaq. In their language they called it ‘Land cradled by the Waves.’ When the Europeans came and…
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What Flag Is That 08.13.2023
The Province of Saskatchewan. It is the only province without a natural boarder. (There is no natural ‘break’ dividing different states, or entities. Nothing like a river or mountain range – making Saskatchewan a large wide open place.) It has 100,000 lakes. It is directly to the north of North Dakota and Montana. As with…
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What Flag Is That 08.12.2023
Cape Breton Island, Canada. It is an island that is part of Nova Scotia. It has one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world in the center, the Bras d’Or (Arm of Gold.). The First Nation People who lived here for centuries were the Mi’Kmaq. Historically it was another place where the French…