History as Prologue

Tag: patriotism

  • Flag Day reflections

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    Mark Thomas
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    So what’s the big idea about Flag Day? Tomorrow, June 14, is Flag Day here in the United States. Of our several, official days of national recognition for patriotic themes, Flag Day is one of the lesser. Unlike President’s Day, which amalgamated the honoring of Lincoln’s February birthday with what had been exclusively George Washington’s…