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By: Alicia Boursaw
* Symbols and Holidays of the United States
*The United States Flag
*Who made the first flag?*Betsy Ross or Francis
Hopkinson?
* Flag Act passed in 1777*13 stripes and 13 stars
*Today’s Flag:*13 stripes and 50 stars
Andee Duncan, Stars and Stripes, April 14, 2008 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.
*Bald Eagle
Our national birdOfficially recognized in 1782Not actually bald
Parry, American Bald Eagle, January 30, 2010 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
*Uncle Sam
*First published July 6, 1916
*1917-1918: 4 million copies printed
*Named after Samuel Wilson
Jeanot, Uncle Sam (pointing finger), September 27, 2005 via Wikipedia, Public Domain.
*The White House
Shubert Ciencia, The White House (Washington DC), August 11, 2008 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
*President’s house
*1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
*1800: John Adams moved in
*132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 8 staircases.
*Statue of Liberty
*A gift from France
*Dedicated on October 28, 1886
*Icon for freedom, liberty, and democracy
*Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World
Adam Fagen, Statue of Liberty, July 24, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
*Liberty Bell
*Fixed 3 times
*Finally left the bell cracked
*It rang for:*First reading of the
Declaration of Independence.
Tony the Misfit, Philadelphia: “Proclaim LIBERTY throughout the land”, April 18, 2008 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
*Independence Hall
*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Declaration of Independence and Constitution written
*Housed the Liberty Bell
*Known as Philadelphia State House
HarshLight, Independence Hall, July 16, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
*The Great Seal
*Approved June 20, 1782
*Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
*Found on one dollar bill
*“Out of many, one”
Ipankonin, US Great Seal Reverse, January 25, 2008 via Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike.
PatriciaR, US Great Seal-Observe, September 5, 2008 via Wikipedia, Public Domain.
*President’s Day
*Also called Washington’s Birthday
*3rd Monday of February
*1885: Became a federal holiday
*Now celebrates Abraham Lincoln as well
Robert Huffstutter, Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington, September 8, 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.
*Independence Day
*July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence passed
*Celebrates our independence
*Today: fireworks and parties
Kevin Myers, Spirit of ’76, February 9, 2005 via Wikipedia, Public Domain.
*Constitution Day
*September 17th
*Celebrates creation of the U.S. Constitution
*Constitution signed September 17, 1787
Stephencole2, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, March 1, 2010 via Wikipedia, Public Domain.
*Martin Luther King Jr. Day
*Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth
*3rd Monday in January
*He was a civil rights leader
*Also known as Civil Rights Day
caboindex, Martin Luther King, August 20, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
*Memorial Day
*Decoration Day
*Remembrance for soldiers who have died
*Last Monday in May
*Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Photo from Arlington National Cemetery, May 31, 2010 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
*Labor Day
*1st Monday in September
*Celebrates achievements of American workers
*Federal holiday in 1894
*Today: parades, parties, athletic events
bluekdesign, Fort Calhoun Band, September 7, 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Atrribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
*Summary
*The U.S. has many famous symbols
*They are important parts of our culture
*The holidays are important as well
*Holidays celebrate important events and people
*Sources* http://www.usflag.org/history/flagevolution.html
* http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle9.html
* http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm015.html
* http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history
* http://www.nps.gov/stli/historyculture/
* http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/liberty/01_history_01.jsp
* http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/36liberty/36setting.htm
* http://www.libertyskids.com/arch_where_indepen.html
* http://www.nps.gov/inde/historyculture/
* http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/seal.html
* http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/flag/1bfc_seal.html
* http://www.patriotism.org/washingtons_birthday/
* http://www.history.com/topics/july-4th
* http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/ConstitutionDay.htm
* http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/king_m.htm
* http://www.patriotism.org/mlk/
* http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
* http://www.history.com/topics/memorial-day-history
* http://www.history.com/topics/labor-day
* http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm