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Thenstory goes that, after successfully winning its independence fromnFrance, the new nation of Haiti adopted its first purely-Haitian flagnon this date in 1803.
Thenstory goes that, after successfully winning its independence fromnFrance, the new nation of Haiti adopted its first purely-Haitian flagnon this date in 1803. n
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Supposedly, the revolutionary leadernJean-Jacques Dessalines took a French flag, ripped the white stripenout, and asked his god-daughter to sew together the blue and rednstripes. Whether or not the story is true, Dessalines’s god-daughter,nCatherine Flon, has appeared on Haitian postage stamps and money, andnher sewing project is honored with a national holiday!
Supposedly, the revolutionary leadernJean-Jacques Dessalines took a French flag, ripped the white stripenout, and asked his god-daughter to sew together the blue and rednstripes. Whether or not the story is true, Dessalines’s god-daughter,nCatherine Flon, has appeared on Haitian postage stamps and money, andnher sewing project is honored with a national holiday!n
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nThencurrent flag of Haiti is still blue atop red, but there is a whitenrectangle in the middle on which is sewn weapons and a palm tree,nwith the motto “L ‘Union Fait La Force.” Try to figure outnwhat this French motto means before you get to the answer at thenbottom of the article.
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Mostnof us think “earth-quake” first, when we hear the name Haiti,nbecause of the devas-tating 7.0 earthquake that flattened the nation’sncapital in 2010. But Haiti is also known for beautiful beaches andnwaterfalls. Check out these photos.
Mostnof us think “earth-quake” first, when we hear the name Haiti,nbecause of the devas-tating 7.0 earthquake that flattened the nation’sncapital in 2010. But Haiti is also known for beautiful beaches andnwaterfalls. Check out these photos.n
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nHaitinis unique in the world because it was the first black-led republic innthe world, and it is the only nation that was founded by slaves whonrevolted successfully against their masters. (There have been somenother successful slave revolts, but they did not result in a newnnation.) Finally, Haiti is the only fully independent nation in thenAmericas whose primary language is French (Canada has two officialnlanguages, including French, but French is the minority languageneverywhere but Quebec.)
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nTranslationnof motto: “Unity Makes Strength”
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nAlsonon this date:
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nInternational Museum Day
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nPhilosopher Bertrand Russell’s birthday
