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Legion to retire old flags during annual ceremony
CaptivaSanibel.com· 7 days agoPost 123 will host a ceremony this week in recognition of Flag Day and the community is invited to attend, as well as bring any American flags that need...
Flag Day displays highlight the red, white and blue on the Central Coast
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 2 days agoFlag Day displays were out Friday to celebrate the specially recognized day, including at American...
When is Father’s Day 2024? Holiday celebrating 58th anniversary, see its origins
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMen in the early 1900s associated "found the idea too effeminate to their liking," according to the...
Charleston Elks Flag Day event honors those who fly 'Stars and Stripes'
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 3 days agoAnthony Hoh raised and lowered the U.S. flag at posts across the country and around the world during...
Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin
The News-Times· 4 days agoPresident Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day and in 1949, President...
200 flags honor everyday heroes in Stafford County
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 2 days agoFlag Day commemorates the adoption of the original American flag on June 14, 1777. While it is not a federal holiday, it has been celebrated nationally...
Father's Day: How it got started
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 3 days agoMother's Day has been a national holiday since 1914, but Father's Day didn't become official nationally until 1972. How did we get Father's Day?...
What Is a Supermarket? | Marc Levinson
New York Review of Books· 3 days agoOn February 26 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to block the proposed union of two giants of food retailing, Kroger Company and Albertsons...
Is there mail on Flag Day? What is Flag Day and why we celebrate it on June 14
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThere have been a few notable changes to the flag since its original design in 1777 − namely the addition of 37 stars. President Woodrow Wilson made the ...
What's it like turning 106 years old? That's a secret for one Naples resident
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoShe was born June 15, 1918, the year of the Spanish flu and a few months before the end of World War...
