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Flags, Seals, and Coat of Arms of Alabama (1941)

Click here or on the cover above to view all 31 pages of this pamphlet from the Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections. The booklet includes several artistic depictions of the symbols and flags of Alabama as well as the countries it has been a part of.

Happy Flag Day Everyone! 

Tor Weeks | US of A

Today is the 234th anniversary of the day when our nation’s forefathers adopted the flag of the United States of America.

Happy Flag Day.

Just 13% of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress showed solid academic performance in American history::

This article illustrates the intolerably abominable state of education in the realm of history (American and otherwise) in the United States. After watching a CBS broadcast on the same subject,  I learned that less than half of the 4th grade test takers could identify a picture of Abraham Lincoln.

This is a direct reflection of the  lack of intelligence and ability to lead effectively in this county. The cost of education has gone up and the quality has gotten worse! Without a good sense of the past we cannot and will not be able to avoid mistakes, let alone be able to have progress in the future.

*rage over her own country’s ignorance rant over*

I refuse to rep Richmond, VA. I refuse to rep the state of Virginia. I refuse to rep the United...

Baker Beach Sunset by !STORAX on Flickr.

great long motion exposure