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Why we celebrate Flag Day in June, and how to follow flag etiquette for a proper display
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoOver three decades later, President Harry Truman signed into law in 1949 designating June 14 as the national Flag Day. Is Flag Day a federal holiday? No ...
Okaloosa County honors women's military sacrifices in 2nd Women Veterans Day ceremony
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 55 minutes agoWomen Veterans Day is held annually on June 12 and recognizes the passage of the Women Armed Service...
LOCAL COLUMN: Flag Day 2024
The Norman Transcript· 2 hours agoIt wasn’t recognized as an “official” holiday until Harry Truman signed the Flag Day Act, passed by Congress in 1949. Since the original design, there have ...
Supreme Court Justice's wife under fire on Flag Day: "traitor"
Newsweek· 3 hours agoIn 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 as National Flag Day,...
Why is today Flag Day? Here's when and why Flag Day was created
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhich president issued the proclamation establishing Flag Day? President Harry Truman's announcement of Flag Day and his suggestions ...
Why hasn't there been a Palestinian state?
NPR· 21 hours agoAnd the Arab side didn't. NORTHAM: In 1948, Israel declared statehood. The U.S. was the first nation to recognize it as a country. President Harry
Star-spangled banner still waves boldly as always, Flag Day reminds Americans
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAccording to the VA, New York has the "most recognized claim" from1889, when a city principal had...
Betsy Ross Probably Didn’t Design the First American Flag
Biography via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThere is no evidence to suggest Betsy Ross designed the American flag. Instead, historians credit...
This week in Clark County history, June 14, 2024
The Columbian· 8 hours agoA weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.
How Harry Truman transformed the world
Republican-American· 4 days agoHarry Truman's ascension to the presidency after Franklin Roosevelt's death was a rocky one, and it came at a pivotal ...
