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Santa Clara County is state leader in using red-flag law to seize guns
San Jose Mercury News· 18 hours agoSanta Clara County has become the state’s leader in using a red-flag measure that allows authorities...
It's Flag Day, but do people know what the New Jersey state flag looks like?
Gannett via AOL· 1 hour agoMost state flags are blue, red and white. But, the New Jersey flag is one of two that are yellow. After taking an online quiz (hosted ...
Flag Day has its roots in this Midwestern town
FOX 26 Houston· 4 hours agoJune 14, known as Flag Day, marks the day when the Continental Congress in 1777 adopted the United States’ first "American flag," which consisted of...
What is Flag Day?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoContinental Congress during a break from writing the Articles of Confederation, the group determined the arrangement of the nation’s allegiance:...
Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind the US flag
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe U.S. flag is usually flown at full staff on Flag Day, though a president or state governor...
Why is today Flag Day? Here's when and why Flag Day was created
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoWhat do the stars and stripes on the American flag represent? The colors red, white and blue did not have meanings for the Stars and Stripes when it was ...
Flag Day 2024: How and why Americans celebrate their flag
The Patriot-News· 6 hours agoPresident Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day, and in 1949, President...
Star-spangled banner still waves boldly as always, Flag Day reminds Americans
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe original flag was first flown on Sept. 11, 1777, at the Battle of the Brandywine...
How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual
San Francisco Chronicle· 21 minutes agoEds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The delegates resolved that “the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red< ...
Pennsylvania is the only state that recognizes Flag Day as a legal holiday
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 19 hours agoFlag Day by displaying the American flag in front of their homes, going to parades, and attending...
