Tag: state flags

History Lessons

Two state flags were slow in coming

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A woman poses before the Colorado flag during the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. (New York Public Library)

On August 1, 1876, as the U.S. was marking the centenary of the Declaration of Independence, another U.S. – U.S. Grant, that is – was busy at his desk, putting the final touches on a document that would certify Colorado’s entry into the Union.   “I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of… continue

History Lessons

Vermont is strict about its flags

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Vermont's coat of arms

How now red cow? That question could be a common reaction to the Vermont state flag. Vermont is marking the 225th anniversary of its entry, on March 4, 1791, into the U. S. As the 14th state, it was the first to join the Union after the original 13 colonies. State Flag The first official… continue