Americans love their flag, and in concert to celebrate the flag out of the gym, met out of national crisis when the national flag to show determination. We let the students against the oath of allegiance to it, celebrate it in the national anthem, a festival to admire it. However, the symbolism of the American flag and history, especially its early history is full of fallacies and misunderstandings, the following are the five most popular fallacy.
1. Beiqiluosi produced the first American flag.
Beiqiluosi the story is about the most intimate of a legend of the flag. Do not have any reliable historical evidence – letters, diaries, news, sales notes – that Ross (then called Elizabeth Clay Poole) in the United States flag in 1777 before the debut was produced or participated in the design of it.
Her story appeared in 1870, is believed to be the first the flag sewn out of nearly 100 years later. Ross was the grandson of Wei Liankan than tell Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, his grandmother made in accordance with the orders of George Washington, the U.S. flag. Camby is the only evidence of the family sworn written statement. In the 1893 portrait of a holy, Ross sat in Philadelphia’s own living room, the sun shining on her lap flag. This picture is the artist and entrepreneur Charles H · Wes Gerber invented, he used Beiqiluosi legend made a fortune.
Although Ross did in the 1970s in Philadelphia l8 produced the banner, but almost certainly, the U.S. flag on her first argument is purely absurd.
Woodrow Wilson at June 14, 1916 hosted the first national Flag Day celebrations, it is said, when someone asked about his views on this story, he replied: “Maybe there are so going on it.”
2. Red, white and blue symbol of American sacrifice.
No copies of federal law, resolution or executive order as the national flag colors – and their meaning – give an official explanation. Interpretation of the facts is closest to the Continental Congress Charles Thomson, Secretary of exposition, who helped design the U.S. Great Seal. Thompson on June 20, 1782, is designed to get the seal to the Continental Congress approved the date described in the report submitted with the national colors of the same color of the seal, he said: “the white purity and innocence, red means a strong and chivalrous, blue … … that vigilance, tenacity and justice. ”
However, there is no national colors, and has never been officially approved. Historians believe that the Stars and Stripes on the use of red, white and blue colonies only because the first American flag – the flag is these types of color mainland color. The red, white and blue flag of the mainland source of inspiration is no doubt the British flag.
3. Congress and other government agencies have long been reading Pledge of Allegiance.
The oath is a magazine editor Francis Bellamy in 1892 public schools across the country to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovered America drafted. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, the first New York State requires that all public school students in the beginning of each school day reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Many states to follow suit, was sworn in as many schools an important part of daily routine, until 1988, it caused controversy in the presidential campaign.
Vice President George H · W · Bush criticized his opponent, Democrat Michael Dukakis as a Massachusetts governor vetoed a request to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools bill. Dukakis argues that he did so because the law unconstitutional.
In the election campaign in full swing, September 13, 1988, Pledge of Allegiance for the first time in the House of Representatives to be read. Minority Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed a resolution to this, the Democratic Party chairman Jimulaite be adopted. Wright provides, since then, the House of Representatives during the session before starting work each day must be read Pledge of Allegiance.
The Senate until June 24, 1999 began to recite Pledge of Allegiance daily. Since then, the oath has become almost state and local government agencies to open the door part of the ceremony.
4. American flag burning is illegal.
It is illegal before 1989, the year the Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson case by 5 votes to 4 votes against the vote results found, flag burning is a form of symbolic speech by the First Amendment case protection. The case of Gregory Lee Johnson is a revolutionary communist youth brigade members, he in 1984 on the Republican National Convention protests during the burning of American flags. He was found in violation of the Texas anti-flag desecration law, is punishable by $ 2,000 fine and one year in prison. Texas Court of Criminal Appeal overturned the verdict, ruled that Johnson was given to him in the exercise of First Amendment freedom of speech.
Supreme Court’s ruling denied the 1968 national flag of anti-blasphemy law and similar laws in 48 states. In response, Congress passed the “Flag Protection Act,” but this legislation is also being challenged in the Supreme Court let the matter rest. In essence, the Supreme Court in 1990 to strengthen its previous ruling, declared that all laws and regulations prohibit burning the flag are a violation of freedom of speech.
These findings have led the country for an amendment to the Constitution, the desecration of the flag as illegal. The campaign leaders are “citizens of the national flag Union”, which is 1994 by the American Legion founded. Since then, the House of Representatives and the Senate from time to time propose amendments, but not enough support.
5. Wearing T-shirts printed with the Stars and Stripes does not matter.
United States “Flag Law” against the national flag for the “advertising purposes,” further warned not sell or display the “printed, painted, embroidered or place a flag pattern of goods” to “sell, decoration, logo, or highlight the merchandise or flag design items. ”
In other words, if you are wearing a flag T-shirt or wearing a flag hat, bearing the American flag lying on the beach towel on the edge of the American flag printed on a picnic chair, then you violated the “Flag Law.” “Flag Law” was held in Washington in 1923, the meeting formulated the first national flag, is a part of U.S. law. But this law does not promulgated, can not be promulgated. It is merely a set of criteria so that Americans know their red, white and blue flag which can do and what not to do.
We did not flag the police, the flag’s Day – or – any day of year to head – wearing T-shirts printed with the flag will not be arrested.
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