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United States Flag’s Origin
It was in January 1776 that General George Washington ordered the Union flag to be hoisted above his base on Prospect Hill. Five months later, according to history, Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. However, the American flag was officially established on June 14, 1777 by an act of the Continental Congress, the Flag Act. In this newly written act it described our first official flag to be made with thirteen stripes alternating red and white. The union was to be thirteen stars, representing the thirteen colonies, white on a blue background representing a new Constellation.
This rich history of our flag and birth of our nation is a history of pride and of perseverance, in the struggle to become an independent country whose ideals were a new concept to the laws of man and his God given rights. Today, our flag has thirteen stripes, seven red and six white. These stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that instigated and fought for the existence of this country of ours. Today, there are 50 stars on a blue background representing the 50 states that make up this country. The Red, White and Blue, so proudly we hail. These colors have meaning to our flag; Red is valor, White is purity and Blue is justice and perseverance.
Nazi Stealth Jet Could Have Won the War For Hitler
Often tagged as the “wonder weapon,” it could have quite likely won the war for Hitler and his gang of hoodlums. Known as the Horten 229 and configured as a “flying wing” fighter and bomber, it was almost six decades earlier but very like the Air Force B-2, including being very stealthy and with radar avoidance characteristics. Fortunately for the rest of the world, the Nazi’s squandered their powers with infighting or bad decisions and the Ho 229 never saw real production. At end of the war, American forces boxed up and shipped back to the states the prototypes and partially completed existing aircraft. Now the very same organization responsible for the B-2 took on reconstructing the Horton as simulation of radar avoidance.
At the facility in California, Northrop Grumman Corporation used money, time and original blueprints to create a closely replication of the very advanced steel-and-wood bomber, complete with the same unique metallic glue and paint. Utilizing radar of similar and frequency utilized by the British coastal defenses of the second World War, engineers quickly discovered that the Ho229 would have been almost completely unseen by the Royal Air Force. Unfortunately this capability arrived too late to be an advantage for the Nazi forces.
Facts About the Vietnam War
Vietnam War trivia is an extremely important part of studying the military history of the world. There are many different viewpoints in military scholarship about how this war was run, and the consequences of it, but the information surrounding the events of the war is very important for anyone with an interest in American, Vietnamese or Military history.
This war raged for fourteen years, and was fought between the two major parts of Vietnam. A Vietnam War quiz will show that North Vietnam was a communist state, and that it was supported by communist allies. The South was in turn supported by the American forces and other countries who were opposed to communist rule.
The Sword and the American Diplomat
The sword has long been a part of the formal wear for diplomats from around the world. Unlike a sword used for military purposes, the diplomat did not have any regulations on the type or sword he may carry, so it was quite common to find a wide range of sword varieties on these ambassadors. However, for the sake of convenience and tradition, early American diplomats generally wore a small sword fashioned after a late 18th century or early 19th century design. The blade of the weapon would be somewhere between 36-38 inches. It is generally considered that the sword of the early diplomat falls into one of two categories.
1830-1850: The sword that was most prominent for the American diplomat during this era featured a straight blade that tapered evenly on both sides to a fine point. The blade was triangular in shape, with each of the three sides hollowed out. The bottom portion of the blade was covered with various decorative elements, including military emblems and floral patterns. This sword also featured a pommel that was finely decorated, with two female heads and two lion heads. Flowing around these heads were more floral and wreath patterns. The hilt featured gilded brass, and was surrounded by a knuckle-bow.