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A Look at Where the Navy's 11 Aircraft Carriers Are Now
US News & World Report· 6 hours agoThe Navy is weighing what to do about the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, which has been battling Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea for nearly nine months. The service ...
Will a Miami prison be named after Trump? Here's what Florida lawmakers are trying to rename
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHowever, many dismissed the effort to rename the EEZ and some mocked Steube's attempt to honor...
Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind the US flag
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPresident Calvin Coolidge did the same in 1927. Congress did not approve the national observation...
The history of Flag Day
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 5 days agoIt's been that way since 1777 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag with 13 red and white alternating stripes along with 13 stars to...
Editorial: What our flag means – and why it matters
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 5 days agoIn 1949, President Harry S. Truman signed the formal observance into law. For 50 years, Kerr was national chairman of the American Flag ...
Why we celebrate Flag Day in June, and how to follow flag etiquette for a proper display
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt’s observed then because on June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes for the American flag, according to the U.S.
St. Johns County rescues and properly retires over 11,000 American flags
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTouting 26 modifications to date, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation cementing June 14...
Okaloosa County honors women's military sacrifices in 2nd Women Veterans Day ceremony
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWomen Veterans Day is held annually on June 12 and recognizes the passage of the Women Armed Service...
Black Independence families displaced in the 1960s deserve more than stone markers | Opinion
The Kansas City Star· 1 day agoIt’s great that The Neck neighborhood is being commemorated with new monuments. But its former residents suffered financially when their homes were razed. From Toriano Porter:
This Wisconsin town lays claim to being birthplace of Flag Day
WJZY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation's most enduring symbol, celebrating...
