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.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Police: Dee Johnson Died of Natural Causes. By Leslie Linthicum. Copyright Â© 2006 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer. Police in Taos Ski Valley, where former first lady Dee Johnson was found dead in her home three days before Christmas, said Tuesday that it appears she died of natural causes. Johnson, 54, was found in her bedroom by a neighbor and a police officer Friday night after her daughter became concerned that she had not heard from her mother in two days, said Dave Wallace, director of public safety for Taos Ski Valley.