Four days after landing on Iwo Jima, Rosenthal took a photo of six Marines raising a large American flag at the top of Mount Suribachi, marking the United States’ takeover of the island. The photo ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The City of Springfield will commemorate the start of Black History Month on Saturday with an annual flag raising at City Hall. The 39th annual flag-raising will ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s Black History Month and the city of Springfield kicked off the first weekend of February with a flag-raising ceremony to honor black American heritage.

Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima ...

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 ...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a resolution recognizing the 80 th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945, and lasted until March ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - On Saturday in Springfield, the community celebrated the first day of Black History Month, by raising the Black American Heritage Flag at City Hall. This year ...

Image / City of Hobart Tasmania’s LGBTQIA+ community has come together to launch the annual TasPride Summer Festival with a flag raising ceremony outside Hobart Town Hall yesterday. The festival, ...

The Navy and U.S. Marine Corps will combine to celebrate their 250th anniversary in October 2025. The celebration will be the largest celebration ever, held at our nation’s birthplace.