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2. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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   A U.S. flag was first raised atop Mount Suribachi soon after the mountaintop was captured at around 10:30 a.m. on February 23, 1945. [9] Raising the First Flag on Iwo Jima by SSgt. Louis R. Lowery, USMC, is the most widely circulated photograph of the first flag flown on Mt. Suribachi. [citation needed]

3. United States Flag Code - Wikipedia

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   The United States Flag Code establishes advisory rules for display and care of the national flag of the United States of America. It is part of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code ( 4 U.S.C. § 5 et seq ). Although this is a U.S. federal law, [ 1] the code is not mandatory: it uses non-binding language like "should" and "custom ...

4. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The first official flag resembling the "Stars and Stripes" was the Continental Navy ensign (often referred to as the Continental Union Flag, first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) used between 1775 and 1777. It consisted of 13 red-and-white stripes, with the British Union Flag in the canton.

5. Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind ...

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   Gannett. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman. June 13, 2024 at 7:03 AM. Flag Day 2024 is Friday, June 14. The date commemorates the adoption of the American flag's design, as well as the ...

6. Star-Spangled Banner (flag) - Wikipedia

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   Star-Spangled Banner (flag) The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. It is on exhibit at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

7. Harris to meet with final vice presidential contenders in the ...

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   Kamala Harris is nearing a final decision in choosing her running mate and plans to meet with some of the top contenders in person over the next 72 hours, a source familiar with the process said.

8. Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [ 1] The Flag Resolution stated "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen ...

9. File : Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, larger - edit1.jpg

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   File:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, larger.jpeg, Original JPEG, unedited. File:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal.jpg. File:Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima - NARA - 520748.tif. This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: removed artifacts primarily in sky ...