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Elkridge Landing. / 39.2161361°N 76.7092278°W / 39.2161361; -76.7092278. Elkridge Landing was a Patapsco River seaport in Maryland, and is now part of Elkridge, Maryland. The historic Elkridge Furnace Inn site resides within the Patapsco Valley State Park .
1949 August 3 – 33rd President Harry Truman signs bill requesting the President call for a Flag Day (June 14th) observance each year by proclamation. 1954 – By act of Congress, the words "Under God" are inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance. 1959 – Flag with 49 stars ( Alaska) 1960 – Flag with 50 stars ( Hawaii ).
The first Stars and Stripes flag constructed in Maryland was made in 1782, at least a year after the Battle of Cowpens. The fabric and construction technique match other 19th century flags. A Smithsonian publication acknowledges that the Cowpens design may date to the American Revolution, but the actual flag held at Maryland dates no earlier ...
USA vs. Brazil (3:30 p.m. ET) The best offense is an elite defense (and also more elite offense): The first three games of the Olympics for Team USA followed a similar script. Steve Kerr’s club ...
August 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM. Mark J. Terrill/Pool/AP. The USA men’s basketball team on Saturday won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating a spirited French team 98-87. Behind Stephen ...
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The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
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