By Charlie at Pasty Central (Chopper) on Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 08:19 am:
One aspect of history that I find fascinating is to make correlations between events in a given time period. We've seen pictures of the flags waving in the streets of Calumet during the miners' strike of 1913-1914. I wonder if these images were fresh in Woodrow Wilson's mind when he issued the official proclamation of Flag Day on June 14, 1916? The Copper Country played a much more prominent role in the U.S. in those days. Funny how regional identities emerge and capture public attention for awhile, just to be displaced by attention to some other region. As the Copper Country faded as an industrial leader, the Motor City came into prominence. Decades later Silicon Valley became the focus. Over time, the Copper Boom came to an end, the influence of the auto industry has faded, and the high-tech bubble burst. Somehow our country keeps cranking along, and Old Glory keeps waving.
Have a good week :o)
