Multiple station staff collect train tickets at JR Tottori Station ticket gates as crowds of students and office workers head home, in the city of Tottori on Feb. 20, 2025. (Mainichi/Naoki ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to fly at half-staff today, March 13, in honor of Sen. Geraldine Thompson. Thompson died Feb. 13 at the age of 76 after serving almost two decades in ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

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