From the June 13, 2024 Marquette Today "Star-spangled trivia: five things you (probably) don't know about Flag Day."
The American flag continues to be the steadfast symbol of freedom-- and it's something we celebrate every June 14. Flag Day is an annual is an annual commemoration of Old Glory's creation in 1777, although the layout looked a lot different then.
Here are five interesting Flag Day facts:
1. Flag Day originated in Waubeka, Wisconsin, just north of Milwaukee. On June 14, 1885, the anniversary of the flag's creation, a 19-year-old teacher named Bernard Cigrand led his pupils in a history lesson called "Flag Birthday."
The following year he began a campaign for a national holiday observing the flag's birthday.
Believing that reverence for the American flag would promote attachment to the American republic, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day starting in 1916.
The Wisconsin origin of Flag Day is memorialized at the National Americanism Center in Waubeca and celebrated with an annual Flag Day parade in neighboring Fredonia.
Is Your Flag Up? --Cooter
Again, go to the site for more information.
7. New Hampshire offered parcels of land in exchange for one ear of corn each year. (Sounds like a deal to me.)
8. Georgia was founded as a new haven for debtors and impoverished people.
9. New York became the first target of British trade restrictions -- for exporting fur hats.
10. South Carolina benefited from the demand for blue dye.
11. North Carolina was sold back to the British Crown.
12. Rhode Island played a big role in the slave trade. (By 1775, slaves made up 11.5% of its population.)
13. Delaware really wasn't formed until 1776.
--CootCol
From the September 27, 2021 History.com.
I'm just listing them. Go to the site to find out the background.
1. Connecticut enacted the first constitution in America. Late 1630s.
2. Maryland was founded as a haven for Catholics.
3. Massachusetts was the birthplace of American iron industry.
4. Pennsylvania was created to pay a debt.
5. New Jersey had the alternate name of New Caesarea. (The Roman name for the island of Jersey in England.)
6. Virginia's most lucrative crop was tobacco, even though it was opposed by the king and the Virginia Company.
--CootCol
5. THEATER: Teatro Olimpio in Vicenza, Italy. Opened in 1585
4. AMUSEMENT PARK: Bakken in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened in 1583
3. MUSEUM: Musei Capitolini in Rome, Italy. Opened in 1471
2. UNIVERSITY: The University of al-Quarwiyy in Fez, Morocco. Opened in 859
1. HOTEL: Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Japan. Opened in 705
--DaCoot
From March 31, 2022, ListVerse by Kerri Lee Gluch.
I am just listing them. For more information, go to the site.
10. AIRPORT: College Park Airport, Maryland. Opened 1909
9. MOVIE THEATER: State Theater in Washington, Iowa. Opened May 14, 1897.
8. SHOPPING MALL: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy. Opened in 1877
7. ZOO: Tiergarten Schonbrunn on Vienna, Austria. Opened 1752
6. RESTAURANT: Restaurante Botin in Madrid, Spain. Opened 1725.
--Cooter
Of course, he was famous for "Casablanca" but here are some others he starred in:
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
To Have and Have Not (1944)
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
In A Lonely Place (1950)
The African Queen (1951)
Sabrina (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
We're No Angels (1955)
--CootGart
SACHA THE BARTENDER
Played by Leonid Kinskey. Anither refugee in the cast. Was a Russian Jew who escaped to America. Got the role because he was a regular drinking biddy of Bogart's.
SIGNOR UGARTE
Played by Peter Lorre. One of the best-known actors of his era whose name is linked to creepy characters. Of course, that famous voice of his.
CARL THE WAITER
Played by S.Z. Sakall. Possibly the most amiable character in the movie. Born in Hungary and was another Jewish cast member who had fled the Nazis.
--Cooter
** VICTOR LASLO
Played by Paul Henreid.
He didn't want to do "Casablanca" saying the script was "terrible, really rotten." Born in Austria-Hungary and emigrated from there in 1935.
** CAPTAIN LOUIS RENAULT
Played by Claude Rains.
He was the first choice to play the Vichy French policeman. Fought in World War I. Was a force on Broadway and in movies. Didn't like Paul Henreid and called him "Paul Hemorrhoid."
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** SIGNOR FERRARI
Played by Sydney Greenstreet.
The conniving owner of Rick's competition, the Blue Parrot. Was a latecomer to movies, starting at age 62. Was in "The Maltese Falcon" with Bogart.
--Cooter
From the January 10, 2023, ListVerse by Sally Morem.
I am just listing them. For lots of information and a place to click on to hear it, go to the site.
10. The Lone Ranger (1949-1957)
9. Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1958) Ohhh, Annette.
8. Bonanza (1959-1973)
7. American Bandstand (1952-1989)
6. Peter Gunn (1958-1961)
5. Dragnet (1951-1959)
4. Rawhide (1959-1966) Ahh, the Blues Brothers.
3. The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
2. I Love Lucy (1951-1957) You've got som 'splain' to do.
1. Perry Mason (1957-1966)
Name That Tune (from the above songs): "Who's The Leader Of The Club That's Made For You And Me?" Answer below. -- RoadAnza
"Mickey Mouse Club"
Other notables on the Titanic:
Macy's co-owner Isidor Straus and his wife Ida.
Benjamin Guggenheim
Jack Thayer, 17, and heir to a Pennsylvania railroad fortune.
Amount Molly Brown claimed for lost items: $27,887
This included 14 hats, some 20 gowns, an opera cape, two Japanese kimonoes, jewelry and more.
--Cooter
Number of iceberg warnings received: 6
Miles sailed before sinking: 2,070
Temperature of the water at sinking: 28 degrees
Number of lifeboats the ship was equipped to carry: 64
Number of lifeboats the Titanic actually had: 20
Number of people who died: 1,517
Who was the richest passenger: John J. Astor
How much was he worth: $787 million (about $2.21 billion today)
--Cooter
Number of courses served during the ship's final first class dinner: 10
Menu choices: oysters, consomme, poached salmon, filetm mignn, lamb with mint sauce, punch romaine, roast squab, cold asparagus, vinigrette, pate de foie gras, Waldorf pudding.
Wine pairings: each course had one.
Spirits and cigars: Offered after dinner
Second Class fare: Classic French bistro and American dishes
Third Class: Typically soup or stew
--Cooter
From October 30, 2020, History "Titanic by the numbers: From construction to disaster to discovery" by Lesley Kennedy.
Two Hours and 40 Minutes: How long it took the "Unsinkable" ship to sink.
Cost to Build: $7.5 million (then)
Rivets: 3 million
Length of construction: 3 years
Weight: 46,000 tons
Length: 882 feet 8 inches
Workers: 3,000
--Cooter
DOROTHY PITTMAN, HUGHES, 84
** A pioneering black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s and appears with her in one of the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist movement.
Died December 1.
BOB McGRATH, 90
** Actor, musician and children's author known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on "Sesame Street."
Died December 4.
KIRSTIE ALLEY, 71
Two-time Emmy-winner whose roles on "Cheers" and the "Look Who's Talking" films made her one of the biggest stars in comedy in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Died December 5.
STEPHEN "tWITCH" NOSS, 40
** Beloved dancing DJ on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and former contestant on "So You Think You Can Dance."
Died December 13.
FRANCO HARRIS. 72
** Hall of Fame running back who caught the "Immaculate Rcception," considered the most iconic play in NFL history.
Died December 20.
PELE, 82
** Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became a global sports giant.
Died December 29.
ROBERT CLARY, 96
** A French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II who played a feisty POW in the improbable 1960s sitcom "Hogan's Heroes.
Died November 16.
IRENE CARA, 63
** Oscar, Golden Globes and two-time Grammy winning singer-actor who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie "Fame" and then belted out the era-defining "Flashdance...What a Feeling" from 1983's "Flashdance."
Died November 25.
CHRISTINE McVIE, 79
** British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as "You Make Loving Fun," "Everywhere" and "Don't Stop."
Died November 30.
