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You will never forget a visit to Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. As far as the eye can see, thousands upon thousands of graves silently shout the high cost of freedom. The words of ...
John Monsky is a collector of stories. They live within the stars and stripes of American flags — or, at the very least, what ...
It's not nearly as instantly recognizable as the American ... the United States to achieve their freedom. For Black Americans ...
A new wave of legislation in the United States is targeting the public display of LGBT pride flags. Some U.S. states ... of proposed bills restricting the symbols of LGBTQ+ pride in public facilities.
American flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon, then raised until sunset, to honor the nation's fallen.
Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — After more than a quarter century of thrills and fun, Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., will close at the end of this season.
“At a time when symbols have the power to divide ... Providence isn’t the only American city to have flown the flag. Last November, the city hall of Hoboken, New Jersey also raised the ...
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...
U.S. flags should fly at half-staff from sunrise until noon. At noon, flags should be “raised briskly” to the top of the ...
VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's ...
The bells of St Peter’s Basilica rang as Leo waved from the back of the vehicle that looped slowly through the square.