Simple History on MSN6h
Why is the U.S. flag reversed on Army uniforms
The flag of the United states of America has many rules and etiquette in how it should be displayed.
From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to ...
The News-Gazette5dOpinion
Holy Cow History | The flag-bearer for brotherly love
Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...
Politifact5d
Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...
Connecticut Post17d
The technology that runs Congress lags so far behind the modern world that its flag-tracking system just caught up to 2017-era Pizza Hut
The nation spends about US$10 million a year on technology innovation in the House of Representatives – the institution that declares war ... flag-tracking-system-just-caught-up-to-2017-era ...
The Independent18d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
At such a critical moment in US history ... The only exceptions are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag. The former senator was confirmed 99-0 by the ...
Newsweek19d
Donald Trump Bans Pride Flags at US Embassies: Report
The order outlines that, aside from the stars and stripes, the only flags which are permitted to fly are the Prisoner of War/Missing in ... at Lambda Legal, an American civil rights organization ...
New York Post19d
Trump rules only the Stars and Stripes will be flown at State Department buildings around the world
WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again ... facilities may still fly the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag and the Wrongful Detainees flag. State Department ...
Fox News19d
State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
which permits only the American flag to be flown at U.S. facilities at home and abroad, with two notable exceptions: the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful ...
LGBTQ Nation19d
Marco Rubio bans rainbow flags at embassies
“Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content,” the ...
Florida Today20d
President Trump: "American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars"
President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag would be planted on Mars. "The United States will once again consider ...