jotulloch – Page 12 – Cruesbreck Flags

November 28, 2024 – Thanksgiving

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Today, the United States celebrates the holiday of Thanksgiving. On October 3, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the final Thursday in November as…

November 27, 2024 – Fatality Car Crash in Piedmont

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Today, the flags of the United States and the State of California fly at half staff in memory of the three young people who died and the one who was…

November 12, 2024 – California and Nepal

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Today, the Flag of the nation of Nepal and the State of California fly in commemoration of a friend's birthday! My friend chose these flags for their visual design! The…

November 11, 2024 – Veterans Day

Today the flag of the United States flies in gratitude to the millions who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. According to the hive mind at…

November 8, 2024 – Montana & South Africa

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Today, the flag of state of Montana flies along with the flag of South Africa. The flag of Montana flies in commemoration of this state's admission, on November 8, 1889,…

November 5, 2024 – Election Day

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Today the First flag of the United States (aka Betsy Ross Flag) and the current flag of the United States fly in recognition of the 51 separate, but concurrent elections…

November 2, 2024 – North Dakota and South Dakota

On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states. Interestingly, no one knows which was number 39 and which…

October 26, 2024 – Bhutan and Thailand

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On October 2, 2023, I got a cryptic email from my Dad, who was travelling with my Stepmother in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan. He said that she had broken…

October 21, 2024 – Iberian Peninsula

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Today the flags of the two major nations of the Iberian Peninsula fly in recognition of a friend of mine who recently traveled there. The largest nation of the Iberian…

October 17, 2024 – 35th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake

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Today, the flags of the State of California, the City and County of San Francisco, and the City of Oakland fly in commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of the Loma…