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.
Wallace said the preliminary conclusion of an autopsy by the Office of the Medical Investigator was that Johnson died of natural causes. He said investigators were waiting for the results of a toxicology screen. Wallace said he did not know when Johnson died, and spokesmen from the medical investigator were not available for comment Tuesday. Chris Stagg, the neighbor and friend who found Johnson, said she appeared to be fine when he last saw her on Thanksgiving. She was a great woman.