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Find out the interesting history behind all 50 of the U.S. state flags The U.S. state flags, explained The American flag, the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory—whatever you want to call it, there’s ...
Now talking about the two-sided flag, in some ways, hey, how whimsical and magical that we have the last U.S. state flag that’s two-sided. We weren’t the only one, but other states have changed.
The state flag was originally double-sided, but it became expensive to manufacture. The reverse side used to have a green pine tree on a blue shield, a traditional symbol of Massachusetts since ...
The Sesquicentennial Flag, with a red silhouette of the state embedded in a white letter I. Looks too much like the symbol of the Illinois Department of Transportation. No. 10 ...
Minnesota's new state flag was intended to unify the state. Instead, we have become a state with two flags, and it has became another visible sign of our political divisions.
We might be the only state with two flags. Well, we are unique in many ways. Let’s celebrate that uniqueness. Let it be informal, like us. Neither flag is required under any circumstances.
The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received more than 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.
In fact, state representative Josh Williams is ready to pass a bill that would make flag planting a felony offense, according to On3. It’s called the O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act.
Illinois’ current flag incorporates the state’s official seal, which was adopted in 1869. The flag itself was adopted in 1915, with a small addition of the state’s name added in 1970 ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. — On Thursday, Nov. 7, Washington state and United States flags will be lowered to half-staff at state agencies in memory of the two Navy service members killed when an electronic ...
The American flag has had many variations, 27 to be exact. The 13-star flag was adopted on June 14, 1777—later designated as ...