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Arizona (United States)
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Zeljko Heimer 22-APR-1996
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Sun rays from a star
The flag of Arizona was only adopted after much debate, since some felt that the notion of sun rays from a star was astronomically improbable.
Josh Fruhlinger, 1996-FEB-12
History of adopting the flag
Appearently the state flag was not adopted immediately upon achieving statehood, which is common. According to Will Smith's Flags Through the Ages Arizona became a state in 1912 but did not adopt its flag until 1917.
Nathan Augustine, 1996-FEB-12
A bill making the flag of the battleship Arizona the banner of the Commonwealth for which it is named failed to pass the State Senate in 1915, but a similar bill was adopted early in 1917.
Josh Fruhlinger, 1996-FEB-12
According to Whitney Smith [smi75] this is not correct. It seems one of the first designs of the flag was presented to the battleship Arizona by the State not the opposite. The flag was designed by Colonel Charles Harris in 1911 while he was Adjutant General of the Territory.
John E. Niggley, 1996-FEB-15