Irish Flag

July 18, 1938 — After departing Floyd Bennett Field in New York for California, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan landed in Ireland.

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Clear and Present Dangers……Garth Nix

“Sometimes it is easier to see the light when you stand partly in the darkness.”

― Garth Nix

 

 

 

U.S. Marine Corps Flag

July 11, 1798 — The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by “An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps” passed by the U.S. Congress.

July 16, 1957 – Marine Major John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record when he flew a jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds.

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Clear and Present Dangers……Donald E. Westlake

“Real life. The greatest interactive fiction of them all.”

― Donald E. Westlake

 

 

 

 

 

Bennington Flag

July 4, 1776 — The Original Independence Day

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Clear and Present Dangers……Bill Watterson

There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

— Bill Watterson

 

 

 

 

7th Cavalry Flag

July 2, 1776 — The Continental Congress voted for independence

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On Writing: Fennel Hudson

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Clear and Present Dangers……Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.”

― Jean-Jacques Rousseau

 

 

 

 

7th Cavalry Flag

June 25-26, 1876 — The Battle of Little Big Horn (Remember, Custer had a plan, too)

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