Old Glory Lip Balms
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This all natural lip balm base is flavored with a choice of cherry, vanilla, or blueberry in honor of "Old Glory", a weather-beaten 10' x 17' American flag that belonged to seasoned sea captain William Driver during the Civil War. A perfect gift or favor to celebrate any patriotic occasion!
Each balm comes in a twist-up tube that holds .15 oz with a safety sealed package. All lip balms are made to order.
Each balm comes in a twist-up tube that holds .15 oz with a safety sealed package. All lip balms are made to order.
A tale of fidelity, family feud and argument over ownership is the subject of a new inquiry by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Old Glory, the weather-beaten 17- by 10-foot banner that has long been a primary NMAH artifact, is second only to Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner as a patriotic symbol, and is the source of the term now applied generically to all American flags. “It represents success, righteousness, sovereignty,” says museum director John Gray, but also a conflict that is still “deeply contested in our souls.”
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-flag-came-to-be-called-old-glory-18396/#DxE780dgxUI4i7DD.99
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-flag-came-to-be-called-old-glory-18396/#DxE780dgxUI4i7DD.99