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January Contreras, USCIS Ombudsman delivering the keynote address.
On Thursday, September 23, Grand Canyon National Park in coordination with The Department of Homeland Security, hosted a naturalization ceremony at the Mather Amphitheater on the South Rim. This is the first time in history that Grand Canyon National Park has hosted such an event..
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Under blue skies and before a breathtaking view, 23 individuals from 12 different countries including, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia, became naturalized citizens. Many family members and close friends of the candidates came to show their support for this special event. Park employees and visitors also watched on as the candidates stated the Oath of Allegiance, and received their certificates of naturalization. .
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Deputy Superintendent Palma Wilson welcomed the candidates and their families. The Presentation of Colors was done by the Air Force ROTC Honor Guard of Northern Arizona University. John M. Ramirez, Acting District Director for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administered the Oath of Allegiance to America's newest citizens. A keynote address was given by USCIS Ombudsman January Contreras. Ms. Contreras stated, “Everyday, we welcome new and diverse stories and heritages into the great patchwork of our Nation. United by our devotion to the Constitution and to the civic engagement it inspires, Americans remain committed to the fundamental principles established over two hundred years ago.”.
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This event is part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. An estimated 9,258 candidates will become citizens at 63 special ceremonies held across the country and around the world from Sept. 13-24..
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Constitution Day is celebrated on Sept. 17 in remembrance of the signing of the Constitution in 1787. Since 1952, Citizenship Day has been celebrated in conjunction with Constitution Day, although Congress first underscored the significance of United States citizenship in 1940, when Congress designated the third Sunday in May as “I Am an American Day.”
NPS Photo by Michael Quinn
The reenactment colonial soldiers shooting their flicklocks for the crowds that came to explore what life was like in the old colonial period.
This picture was shot six years back, 2008 in Risør on the south coast, showing pupils from Risør Ungdomskole (corresponds more or less to Junior High in US) carrying Norwegian flags and school banner.
The two girls in front (among others) are wearing the local county's version of women's national costume: Aust Agder bunad.
Historical background:
After being part of the Danish autocracy for 400 years, Norway got its own constitution in 1814 and joined into a loose union with Sweden that lasted until 1905.
A limited and hereditary monarchy was introduced, whereby the king would exercise his authority through a government, while Parliament (Storting) would allocate monies and make laws. The Norwegian constitution was the most modern in Europe at the time.
Norway's Constitution, which declared the country to be an independent nation, was signed at Eidsvoll on 17 May 1814, and despite full independence having had to wait until 1905, this date remains Norway's official National Day.
As can be seen from the dates mentioned above, today the 200th anniversary of the constitution will be celebrated, and it's going to be a day of substantial festivities. This photograph is posted 15 minutes into the day (Norwegian Summer Time).
Pinhole photo taken with a homemade 4x5" cardboard camera.
Kodak Plus-X developed in Rodinal 1:50.
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One of the many things that these people provided was talking to today students of history about what life was like back in early colonial periods and giving examples.
The Air Force Representative Orchestra on Constitution Day (national pride). The military orchestra appeared in concert at Liberty Square in memory of the Constitution of 3 May 1791. Second Lieutenant Pawel Kreft was the conductor on 3 May 2022 (Major Pawel Joks, the leader and chief conductor). Each person has a great influence on the development of the Orchestra’s distinctive sound.
Celebrating Norway's Constitution Day, women in "bunad", the traditional Norwegian dress, playing music.
Families celebrate 230 years of the Constitution and learn about the holdings of the National Archives through hands-on activities during Constitution Day Family Day at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2017. NARA staff photo.
National day. From a lokal arrangement in Bærum. Evje skole - Evje primary school with the headmaster in front. View On Black
The college observed Constitution Day with a book discussion and lecture by legal scholar Kimberly Wehle. Wehle's latest book, "How to Read the Constitution—and Why," is a guide to constitutional basics, combining a plain-language reading of the Constitution with an introduction to policy rationales and theory. Her discussion in Oberlin touched on why the Constitution matters, and what citizens can do about problems in government.
Constitution Day commemorates the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the nation’s founders on September 17, 1787.
Photo by Michael Hartman
A Rolls Royce 20/25 participating at the May 17 Parade in Bergen, Norway.
The Rolls-Royce 20/25 built between 1929 and 1936 succeeded the 20hp as Rolls-Royce's "small car". It was intended to appeal to owner drivers but many were sold to customers with chauffeurs.
The in-line 6 cylinder overhead valve engine was similar to that used in the 20HP but was enlarged to 3699 cc by increasing the bore from 76 mm to 82 mm with the stroke remaining at 114 mm. A single Rolls-Royce carburettor was used and both coil and magneto ignition were fitted. The four speed gearbox was mounted in unit with the engine and a traditional right hand change used. Synchromesh was fitted to third and top gears from 1932.
The substantial chassis had rigid front and rear axles suspended by half elliptic springs with braking on all four wheels assisted by a mechanical servo. Separate rear brakes were fitted for the handbrake. The famous Rolls-Royce radiator with triangular top was used with vertical louvres, the angle of which could be adjusted to control engine cooling. To begin with, the radiator shutters were operated manually via a lever on the dash; later cars were fitted with automatic control via a thermostat.
The larger engine allowed the top speed to increase to 75 mph (121 km/h) but many owners had large limousine bodies fitted to the chassis with the predictable degradation of performance.
This very old photograph was uploaded by another Flickr user, who describes it as follows: "Warsaw Rabbis and Jews marching on May 1916 Independence Day Celebration. Chasid appears to be carrying a banner."
SOURCE: www.flickr.com/photos/9679871@N04/965556759/
Although this really is an incredible photo, it actually shows veterans of Poland's 1863 uprising against Imperial Russia taking part in a demonstration that took place in Warsaw on 3rd May 1916 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Polish Constitution of 3rd May 1791. These men would probably have been in their teens or twenties when they took part in the uprising, and therefore must have been in their late sixties at the very least when the photo was taken 53 years later.
It's one of many photographs from that day which subsequently appeared as a set of postcards of the event.
I uploaded a better quality image of this photo here:
www.flickr.com/photos/stillunusual/8704135994
It's part of an album I created about the demonstration:
www.flickr.com/photos/stillunusual/albums/72157633392261467
The caption on the postcard - "Powstańcy z r 1863" - translates as "insurgents from the year 1863", and the words on the sign being carried by the boy scout on the right of the picture - "UCZESTNICY POWSTANIA 1863r" - translate as "participants in the 1863 uprising", so I'm not sure where the idea that these men are "Rabbis and Jews" came from, other than the fact that most of them have beards....
The figure described as a "chasid" (who is actually just another Polish guy with a beard) does indeed appear to be carrying a banner and although we can't see very much of it, what looks like part of a Polish eagle and the first two numbers of the year of the uprising are visible.
As it happens, members of the Warsaw Rabbinate also took part in the demonstration on 3rd May 1916 and the same Flickr user also posted a photo of them here....
www.flickr.com/photos/9679871@N04/965555411/
....so how she failed to spot the difference between real rabbis and people who clearly aren't rabbis is beyond me.
By the way, the 3rd of May is Constitution Day in Poland. Independence Day is on the 11th of November....
The Polish Constitution of 1791
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_May_3,_1791
The January Uprising of 1863
As part of Sacred Heart University's annual observance of Constitution Day, CT Attorney General George Jepsen spoke to a group of students at the Schine Auditorium on September 21, 2016. Students from the Pre-law Club were on hand to greet him. He presented his talk, “Working with Federal and State Constitutions.” Political science Professor Gary Rose was the moderator. Photo by Sean Kaschak
One has to give a lot of credit to these individuals doing reenactments of the American Revolution. Staying in costume and character can be difficult in the modern world.
140920-N-DD694-006 MONTPELIER STATION, Va. (Sept. 20, 2014) Master Sergeant Ben Patterson, of the United States Air Force Airmen of Note, fills in on trombone with the United States Navy Band Commodores. The concert was part of Constitution Day festivities at James Madison's Montpelier. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Jonathan Barnes/Released)
Two Norwegian ladies wearing their traditional costumes (the Bunad) for the May 17 festivities in Bergen.
May 17th is the Norwegian constitution day and national holiday.
On this day there are a lot of parades and most people wear their traditional clothes and flag with pride.
The FDR Library hosted a public signing of a replica Consitution to celebrate Constitution Day, September 17, 1993