>From: Anton >Okay, I'll flaunt my ignorance ...
thats ok
mine is probably greater
& i do believe the usa gave virginia back all the right bank lands before
the secession of va from the usa
but my bus&ss is out in the truck
anyway i will check & let you know if i am wrong
m
>
>
>Mats Hessman wrote:
> > District of Columbia
> > -
> > What was the rationale for making the area
> > diamond shaped, if any? And why is it not
> > a "complete" diamond? Was once Arlington
> > intended to be part of DC?
>
>The Constitution specifies that the federal seat shall be a "district
>(not exceeding ten miles square)". The southern part of the square
>reverted to Virginia with the secession, and became Arlington County
>(from which the city of Alexandria was later cut out).
>
>
> > Puerto Rico
> > -
> > What is the current status of Puerto Rico
> > with regard to the US? Are there reasons to
> > expect any change of status in the forseeable
> > future?
>
>Citizens of Puerto Rico are US citizens, but have no vote in Washington;
>in exchange, PR has tax and regulatory advantages.
>
>Statehood is occasionally proposed, but few on PR seem to want it.
>There is an independence movement among the educated elites; some have
>said that it consists of people who would get jobs as diplomats in such
>a case.
>
>
> > American flag
> > -
> > I understand that the US flag has undergone
> > changes each time new states have entered the
> > union.
>
>When Vermont and Kentucky were admitted, the flag went to fifteen stars
>and fifteen stripes. But it was soon seen that adding stripes would
>soon become impractical, so the stripes were fixed at thirteen. Was
>there ever a flag of 13 stripes and 15 stars?
>
>I can't get to "Flags of the World" (a big website with multiple
>mirrors) right now.
>
>
>--
>Anton Sherwood -- br0nt0@... -- http://ogre.nu/
>............ unemployment 2002, here i come! ............
>
>
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