Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner ...
The old Minnesota state flag is lowered from atop the Capitol before being delivered to the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation on May 11, 2024. Minnesota’s former state flag would get ...
One of the most well-known paintings of the Greek War of Independence is by Theodoros Vryzakis, and depicts Palaion Patron ...
Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Akra, ...
She just hadn’t seen it. It aired on millions of screens worldwide right after halftime, but the 17-year-old flag football star was actually at the game in New Orleans with her father.
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image. By Ian Austen Reporting from ...
The new Minnesota flag will officially be flown for the first time Saturday. Statehood Day, May 11, will be the first day the newly designed flag will take to the sky above the Capitol Building ...
It was chosen through the State Emblem Design Commission in December. Related: Minnesota trades 'Ragged Old Flag' for new one: Here's what you need to know — Sam Woodward is the Minnesota ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Sean Durugordon had 21 points in 10th-seeded Old Dominion's 61-56 victory against No. 6-seed Appalachian State on Friday in the fourth round of the Sun Belt Conference ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...
But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...