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Friday Flag Photos—August 29, 2008

Posted in Flag Photos, Flags in the News, History, Information on Aug 29th, 2008

For some terrific flag photos, I’m sending you to the web site of the StarTribune, serving Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The newspaper has a great photo gallery of 25 images, from last night’s Democratic National Convention. Link here to their gallery page, and the third set on the top row is from Denver and [...]

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Where the American flag flies continuously, by law or presidential proclamation

Posted in Flag Facts, Flag Photos, History, Information on Aug 27th, 2008

Eight. The answer is eight. It’s a popular trivia question—a bit of a trick question, actually. How many places does the U.S. flag fly continuously in the United States? By law or presidential proclamation, the United States flag flies continuously in eight locations around the country. In chronological order of this honor, they are:   [...]

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