THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

The Statue of Liberty sits on the Liberty Island in New York Harbor, USA. It was named Liberty Enlightening the
World. The Statue of Liberty faces South-East. It was strategically placed in this direction to act as a welcoming
symbol for the ships entering the harbor. The different symbols on the Statue of Liberty: TORCH, SPIKES ON
CROWN, TABLET.

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

The National Anthem of the United States of America. Became the National Anthem in 1931. By the 1890s, the U.S
military had adopted the song for ceremonial purposes. The 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner
occurred in 2014.

THE GREAT SEAL

The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the U.S. federal government.
It is officially used on documents such as United States passports or military insignia. Since 1935, both sides of the
Great Seal have appeared on the reverse of the one-dollar bill. It took six years, three committees, and the
contributions of fourteen men before the Congress finally accepted a design - June 20, 1782. The eagle holds a scroll
in its beak inscribed with national motto : one from many or one from many parts (one nation created from 13
colonies). The different symbols: SHIELD, CLOUD, OLIVE BRANCH and ARROWS. Symbols on reverse of The Great
Seal: PYRAMID, EYE and SCROLL.

AMERICAN FLAG

The first official flag was adopted on June 14, 1777. There is no official document that says who made the flag, but
the legend says it was made by Betsy Ross. The first unofficial flag was called The Continental Colors. The current
flag was adopted on July 4, 1960, when Hawaii was accepted as a state. The American flag consists of thirteen
horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars of alternating numbers of six and five per
row on a blue field. National Flag day is celebrated in the USA on June 14. It celebrates the approval of the first
desing of the flag in 1777.

COLUMBIA

Historical name used to describe the United States of America. Columbia was introduced by black poet Phillis
Wheatley in 1776 in her poem, To His Excellency George Washington. Hail, Columbia was the unofficial national
anthem up until 1931. Columbia was commonly used in World War I, until displaced by the Statue of Liberty in the
1920s.