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Dayhoff: Westminster Elks lodge plans Flag Day observance
June 14 is also a birthday of national importance. On June 14, 1775, Congress established the United States Army. Ten ...
15 Surprising Facts Most Americans Don’t Know About Their Own Country
The United States is a vast and complex nation, rich in history, culture, and quirks. Yet, even lifelong citizens are often ...
There's an American pope, and he's just like us. At least, we really, really want him to be
Popes — they're just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn't know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...
Orange County to remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day
Costa Mesa: This ceremony, now in its 71st year, will honor the fallen at 11 a.m. at Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park & ...
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These 7 executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history
President Trump wants to reframe how the country's stories are told. But historians are pushing back, saying the administration's actions amount to an attack on core institutions — and on history ...
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Westwood senior creates flag return box for American Legion
Annala spent his winter building a flag return for the ... on the 200th anniversary of the first Continental Congress, which led to the Declaration of Independence in 1776. With WHS’s mascot ...
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First Foreign Salute to the American Flag; The Dutch of St. Eustatius, West Indies, Who Supplied Much of Washington's War Material, Honored "Old Glory" Nov. 16, 1776.
THIS is the first salute ever pay'd to the American ... To the original salute given the American flag in 1776, Rodney referred when he wrote home in February, 1781; another Englishman adding ...
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It’s flag season! Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do with the American flag
Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the American flag of the United States ... perseverance and justice. The flag was first created in 1776 and has been changed 26 times, to accommodate the ...
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All 50 U.S. State Flags and the Meanings Behind Them
The current New Hampshire state flag features a ship called the Raleigh, built in Portsmouth in 1776. It was notable for being the first American navy ship to carry the American flag into battle ...
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Under the Blue Umbrella: It's a Grand Old Flag (1977)
No one knows for sure who made the first American flag. A legend says that it was made ... They adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. America was born.
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Donald Trump apparently thought the American flag has a blue stripe
But the 45th U.S. president could apparently use another grade school lesson or two on the American ... USA's first states in 1776 -- are only red and white. The blue appears behind the flag's ...
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Bill to protect Oklahoma and American flag displays on vehicles advances in legislature
House Bill 1776, also known as the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025, prohibits state or local government entities from banning American and Oklahoma flag displays for ...