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Show Flag Factt. Tho ting of the United Stntes was adopted by our national congress June 14, 1777. The brilliant flag of Austria-Hungary was adopted March 0, 1809, aud floats over IU.000,000 people. , The oldest Hag In existence Is that of Denmark, which. dates from 1210. The well known tricolor of Franc6 dates from tho revolution of 1789. Tho German flag was first unfurled I11 1807 and floats over an empire of 02,000,000 people. 1u compliment to Wllllnm, prince of Orange, the great leader, tho colors of tho houso of Orango were added by tho sturdy people of the Netherlands at the end of tbetr loug bout with Spain, orange, white and blue, but uo-body uo-body knows how during the centuiies since tho oiange becamo changed to red. Peter tho Great, It is suld, borrowed the Idea of tho Itusslnn ting from the Hutch, nmotig whom ho learned shipbuilding. ship-building. Ho slmpjy turned tho Dutch tricolor, red, white and blue, upside dow 11 The simple striping of tho red aud yellow lu tho Hag of Spain was sug- . gested by the arms of Aragon. Tho whlto cross on the red Ueld of tho Swiss flag has n religious meaning. It was adopted us nu apie.il to heaven In 1 .'!.'::, when tho stout Swiss fought and won one of their greatest battles. The crescent, moou nud stars were adopted by the Turks as their device on the capture of Constantinople by Mohammed II. In 1453. It has taken a thousand years to build uii the great Ilrltlsh empire of 380,000,000 people, of which the fa-inlllar fa-inlllar Hag of Great llrltaln Is the symbol. sym-bol. Thcra oro many Hubs In many lands, And there are flags of every hue. But there's no flae, houover srand, Llko our own red, whllo and blue. Iloston Traveler, |
