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A CURIOUS STUDENT - Polish And American National Symbols Drukuj Email
Wpisał: mgr Marzanna Gromotowicz   
22.05.2008.
Symbole narodowe - USA i Rzeczpospolita Polska.
The American flag

The Stars and Stripes, Old Glory first appeared on June 14, 1777
Here is the current version which was introduced on July 4, 1960

RED VICTORY
WHITE PURITY
BLUE LOYALTY

The 13 Stripes represent the original 13 Colonies. 50 Stars, one for each State.
The 50th star was added on July 4th 1960 for Hawaii, which entered theUnion on August 21, 1959

Flag Day in USA - on June 14


The national emblem of the United States - The Great Seal of the United States
The United States of America National Anthem: Star Spangled Banner



The Polish flag
The official Polish flag for general use consists simply of two horizontal fields of equal size, with the top one white and the bottom one red. In the vertical arrangement, white is to the right of red.

The colors white and red were introduced as the national colors in 1831. The flag was officially adopted by the Sejm on 1 August 1919, and remains unaltered to this very day.
Flag Day In Poland - on May 2



Polish National emblem - A white eagle turned to the right with a golden crown upon its head and a golden beak and talons, against a red background.



The Polish national anthem is the Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, written by J. Wybicki in 1797. It became the national anthem in 1831, and has been the state anthem since 1927. In 1948, it was confirmed by the authorities of the Polish People's Republic and introduced to the constitution in 1976.


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