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.
Although he was confused, medical officers attributed Dennisâ illness to prolonged exposure to shell fire and the shock of a nearby lightning strike during a thunderstorm. Dennis was evacuated to England, passing through the Lord Derby War Hospital at Warrington and the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, before being sent back to Canada in October 1917.