1580s, "word or phrase on an emblem explaining or emphasizing its symbolic significance; phrase or short sentence inscribed on something used to indicate the tenor of that to which it is attached," from Italianmotto"a saying, legend attached to a heraldic design," from Late Latinmuttum"a gr...
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There are several states who have a motto that is in another language. Most of them are probably in Latin or the language of one of the native peoples. The Best State Slogans The top three are Kentucky with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”. They said it sounds like a b...
The seal was designed by Major Robert Selden Garnett of the U. S. Army and adopted in 1849 at the California Constitutional Convention in Monterey.There are two states with mottos that focus on minerals and wealth:California: "Eureka" (I Have Found It) Montana: "Oro y Plata" (Gold and ...
In 1834, uniform regulations were changed to comply with President Andrew Jackson's wishes that Marine uniforms return to the green and white worn during the Revolutionary War. The wearing of stripes on the trousers began in 1837, following the Army practice of wearing stripes the same color as...
Seeing the sheer chaos that Thawne has wrought in the wake of becoming the “owner” of the entirety of the United States (yes, really), and the fact that he has taken out nearly every threat that can stand against him – Flash included –Batman, aka Thomas Wayne, and Cyborg take it ...
Russias WTO Accession and the United States Jackson-Vanik Conundrum My November 2011 remarks on Russia and Jackson-Vanik took that motto to heart and sought to question some of the underlying assumptions that are influencing debate on this subject. Unfortunately, that debate is so far showing sign...
United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005: On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign This is the story of the American Army and its Soldiers during a critical period of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM--the 18 months following the topping of the Sad... Wright, D. P,...
The United States Marine Corps is a separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy. The USMC is charged with the provision of marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air
In this essay, “In God We Trust”, the official motto of the United States, is discussed as an illustration of the contested character of American civil religion. Applying and evaluating assumptions from Robert N. Bellah and his critics, a conceptual history of the motto is presented, showing...