Word: patriotism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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That was an interesting evolution attributed to the flag of the U.S. [June 20] . . . Of much greater significance would be the discovery of the patriot who first conceived the idea of putting the stars and stripes into one flag of red, white and blue. The only one who seems to have had the ability to create such a design at the time was Francis Hopkinson. And the claim advanced for him is on shaky ground...
Citation: " 'The greatest phenomenon among the sculptors,' said the immortal Rodin. A patriot whose genius expressed with epic grandeur the indomitable spirit of his beloved Croatia...
...South Coventry, Conn. last week, a crowd of 2,000 gathered in the meadows and lawns of an old homestead to honor Nathan Hale, the young patriot-spy of the American Revolution on the 200th anniversary of his birth. In a large circus tent near the old Hale house, greetings from President Eisenhower were read, and Connecticut's Governor Abraham Ribicoff praised Hale's bravery and sacrifice. Local churchwomen, dressed in the costumes of the Revolution, handed out coffee and cake, and the 20-piece Fife and Drum Corps from Stony Creek, in sleeveless red jackets, black leggings...
...Manhattan. His calm dignity and poise made a deep impression on Captain John Montresor, an aide-de-camp to General Howe. It was Montresor who later reported Hale's last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."* After the patriot's body was cut down, it was buried in an unmarked grave and forgotten...
Sixteen straight days of drizzle have postponed three Red Sox games so far this season, one on April 14 at Baltimore, and a double header on Patriot's Day, April 19, with the Washington Senators. The annual Boston Marathon ran that day, and despite the puddles along the route, Hideo Hamamura of Japan set a record for the event...