Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths
Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1. Historian and author Carter ...
Why are some flags at half-staff, and some aren't? What to know for Inauguration Day 2025
Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for ...
A Flag From Four Years Ago
At President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, nearly 200,000 American flags filled the National Mall. Visitors were invited to ...
Rubio’s One Flag wisdom
Marco Rubio has wisely reinstated the State Department's One Flag Policy, which bars U.S. embassies from flying anything but ...
No, it’s not illegal to display the U.S. flag upside down
The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free ...
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What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?
symbolism and usage of flags.) Matthew Ward is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems to be ...
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Why the flag rule brings back unity and lowers the campaign to divide us
Trump's admin issued an order banning flags other than the American flag from flying at government buildings. AP Photo/Julio Cortez The promised return of “common sense” to America will have ...
Gerth: Trump disrespectfully defies U.S. Flag Code for his inauguration | Opinion
Even Richard Nixon was honorable enough that he ordered the flag at half-staff for his own inauguration. Not Trump.
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No, it’s not illegal to display the U.S. flag upside down
More recently, VERIFY reader Janet and a poster on Reddit asked if it was illegal to fly an American flag upside down. Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the ...