Uncategorized December 10, 2020 – Finland 2020-12-10 Today, the flag of Finland flies in celebration of Finnish Independence Day, which was December 6th. This holiday celebrates the day the Parliament of Finland adopted its Declaration of Independence…
Uncategorized December 9, 2020 – Arizona 2020-12-092020-12-20 Today, the flag of the State of Arizona flies in honor of the election and swearing in of Mark Kelly as United States Senator from. Arizona. Captain Kelly was a…
Uncategorized December 8, 2020 – General Chuck Yeager 2020-12-08 Today, the flag of the United States flies at half mast is memory of General Chuck Yeager, who was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test…
Uncategorized December 7, 2020 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day & Delaware 2020-12-07 Today, the flag of the United States flies in memory of the over 2,000 sailors killed and over 1,000 sailors injured in the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7,…
Uncategorized December 3, 2020 – Illinois 2020-12-03 On this date in 1816, the state of Illinois was admitted to the Union. The Illinois style flag was adopted in 1915, from 35 designs submitted as a part of…
Uncategorized December 1, 2020 – Portugal 2020-12-012020-12-01 Today, the flag of Portugal flies in celebration of Portuguese Independence Restoration Day. This holiday celebrates the beginning of the restoration of this Iberian nation's independence from Spain in 1640.…
Uncategorized November 30, 2020 – St. Andrew’s Day 2020-11-30 Today, the Royal Standard of Scotland and the Saltire (St. Andrew’s Cross) fly in recognition of St. Andrew’s day, which is the national holiday of Scotland. The Saltire Royal Standard…
Uncategorized November 29, 2020 – Adding to the New Constellation 2020-11-292020-11-29 I have a long history with flags and flag poles. As described in the first post on this blog "A New Constellation", my love of flags started with a neighbor…
Uncategorized November 26, 2020 – Thanksgiving 2020-11-262020-11-26 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…
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