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The national flag of Austria was adopted in 1230 and is one of the oldest national flags in the world. According to legend, Duke Leopold V of Austria was involved in a battle during the Crusades where his white tunic became soaked in blood. When he removed his belt a white band was left thus inspiring the red, white, and red stripes on the Austria flag. Today the white stripe represents peace and the red stripes represent the honest of the Austrian people.  

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A competition to design Australia’s national flag was held in 1901 and of the 32,823 entries, 5 contestants with similar entries won and split the prize money. In 1954 after a few modifications, the flag pictured became the official Australian national flag. The flag features the British Union Jack in the left corner, the Commonwealth star underneath the British Union Jack, and the Southern Cross constellation on the right half of the flag. The British Union Jack represents Australia’s link with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth star represents the six states and territories of Australia. The Southern Cross represents Australia’s position in the southern hemisphere and each star is named after the first five letters of the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon.  

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The Argentina flag pictured has existed since 1816 until the addition of a sun with 32 alternating rays. The sun bearing flag was originally restricted to military use only until its adoption as the national flag in 1818. There are two versions as to what the Argentina flag represents. The first version states the blue of the flag represents the Rio de la Plata and the white stripe represents silver metal due to early conquerors belief that large amounts of silver were hidden in Argentina’s rivers. The second version states the colors represent the Bourbon Dynasty of Spain.

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The first national flag of Thailand was a plain red flag, but this flag was changed because vessels often confused the Thai flag for other countries with red flags, such as China. In 1855, a white elephant was added to the original red flag. The white elephant is part of the mythological origin of Thailand’s founding dynasty and is the symbol of the royal family.

Sweet Caporal was a brand of cigarettes created by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1878 and sold to the American Tobacco Company in 1911.  Sweet Caporal was especially popular in Canada during the early part of the 20th Century.  In 1908, 50% of cigarette sales in Canada were comprised of the Sweet Caporal brand.

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To smile is when the corners of a person's mouth turns upward, sometimes showing teeth, to express a happy or content feeling. Encouraging others to smile can often be a positive motivator.

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The 1980 National Convention for the U.S. Democratic Party was held from August 11 to August 14. Seeking a second term in office, President Jimmy Carter was once more the official Democratic nominee while Carter's Vice President, Walter Mondale, also received his nomination to continue on in his position. Though Carter was the incumbent president, his term was beleaguered by numerous issues, including a poor national economy as well as an unresolved hostage situation in Iran. Carter's chief rival for the nomination was Massachusetts Senator, Ted Kennedy. Brother to former President, John F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy was seen by many as a natural leader for the future of the Democratic Party. Regardless, Kennedy was unsuccessful in his attempts and Carter managed to achieve the nomination.

“Dump Carter” was a movement started in 1978 in an effort to stop Carter from being re-elected. This movement was supported by the Kennedy campaign. The American Agricultural Movement (AAM) also heavily backed the “Dump Carter” movement as a result of the agricultural crisis in the late 1970s. These efforts along with others would lead to Carter’s loss in the election. Ronald Reagan would go on to be president.

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Fran Striker created the Lone Ranger character which first appeared in a 1933 radio show on WXYZ Detroit and expanded to additional stations including NBC. The fictional character, who rode a white horse named Silver, is titled the Lone Ranger because he was the only survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers who were ambushed by outlaws. Although originally created for children, adults made up at least half of the audience. The Los Angeles Sunday Herald and Examiner began running a weekly feature of the Lone Ranger in their comic section of the paper on September 11, 1938. The strip ran until 1971 and was illustrated by Charles Flanders and written by Ed Kressy.

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Republic Airlines was created in 1979 after a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways. Based in Minneapolis, Republic became the country's largest airline by number of airports served after their buyout of Hughes Airwest in 1980. Between the merger and the acquisition, Republic took on enough debt that it could not sustain its routes. Services at the airline quickly deteriorated before operations ceased entirely in 1986.  The logo of a mallard duck is a remnant of North Central Airlines and was adopted as Republic’s first logo.

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