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April 4, 1818: Thirteen stripes only, Congress changes flag design
WHTM via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON (WHTM) — It all started in 1777. On June 14 of that year, the Second Continental Congress...
Flag Day seems to hold extra significance this year: Letters
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlag Day seems to hold extra significance this year June 10 — To the Editor: Flag Day, celebrated on...
Bice: Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has been quietly editing her own Wikipedia page
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSupreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley was scolded by a Wikipedia editor this month for her heavy...
Problems with U.S. run deeper than Trump
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United States of America has a problem, and it’s not former President Donald J. Trump. No doubt he has contributed to the demise of this country with...
A Look at Hamas and Its Role in Gaza
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGetty Images The protracted, often bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded into a hot war on Oct. 7, 2023, when the militant Palestinian group Hamas...
From Bootleggers to Checkered Flags: The History of NASCAR
Cheapism via AOL· 4 months agoSarah Crabill/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images Start Your Engines NASCAR is the biggest name in stock...
The genesis of Memorial Day in RI: Why we remember our fallen heroes
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMarion McQuillian was 8½½ years old in the spring of 1917. As the accompanying photo shows, she and...
Fake Twitter profiles, Wikipedia editing and PR battles: Inside the push to greenwash the COP28...
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe optics of a major oil-producing country organizing the world’s most important climate conference, and appointing an oil company CEO to lead it, are not lost on anyone – including, it seems, the hosts: the United Arab Emirates.
Amusement Parks: Then and Now
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoAmusement park visitors still enjoy thrilling roller coasters and flume rides, but nowadays, these attractions are often built around Hollywood movies...
Pit bulls went from America's best friend to public enemy – now they're slowly coming full circle
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA pit bull is not an official breed – it's an umbrella term for a type of dog. Barbara Rich via...
