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.
Sara and Dennis Johnson were members of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs for 11 years. Dennis Johnson, 77, and his wife, Sara, 68, who were members of First Baptist, died in the shooting, said Kati Wall, one of the couple's six children. The Johnsons, who celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on July 27, were expecting their fourth great-grandchild, according to a GoFundMe page set up by a relative.