In the case of Scotland, use of a blue background for the Saint Andrew's Cross is said to date from at least the 15th century, with the first certain illustration of a flag depicting such appearing in Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount 's Register of Scottish Arms, circa 1542.
Dennis Johnson, a brilliant defensive player who helped propel the Seattle SuperSonics and the to N.B.A. championships, died yesterday in Austin, Tex. He was 52. The cause was a heart attack, the National Basketball Association said.
Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times/Redux. Annette Gordon-Reed won the Pulitzer Prize for her book, The Hemingses of Monticello. Andrew Johnson, the so-called accidental president, is often cited among America's worst leaders.Annette Gordon-Reed is inclined to agree. In her book Andrew Johnson, she calls attention to the opportunities he missed that might have helped resolve racial inequities that still plague the U.S. today.icole Bengiveno/The New York Times/Redux. Annette Gordon-Reed won the Pulitzer Prize for her book, The Hemingses of Monticello. Andrew Johnson, the so-called accidental president, is often cited among America's worst leaders.