Uncategorized May 15, 2020 – Fremont Flag 2020-05-152020-05-15 The Fremont flag, also known as the personal standard of General John C. Frémont is a beautiful variant of the flag of the United States. Fremont Flag
Uncategorized May 14, 2020 – Spain 2020-05-142020-05-14 Continuing on (an unintentional) series of Spanish language countries, today I go to the motherland of this tongue, Spain. The original version of this flag was adopted in 1785. The…
Uncategorized May 13, 2020 – Dominican Republic 2020-05-132020-05-14 Today's flag is the Dominican Republic, a nation which occupies just over half the island of Hispanola in the Caribbean Sea. The design of this flag, which was adopted in…
Uncategorized May 11, 2020 – Puerto Rico 2020-05-112020-05-12 Today, the flag of Puerto Rico flies. Puerto Rico is an unincoprporated territory of the United States, located in the northeast Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico's flag was officially adopted by…
Uncategorized May 10, 2020 – Molly’s Birthday 2020-05-10 Today, we celebrate my daughter Molly’s birthday. This flag of the United States was flown over the United States Capitol building on her first birthday! Happy Birthday, Molly! The flag…
Uncategorized May 9, 2020 – Argentina 2020-05-092020-05-09 Today, the flag of Argentina flies. The Argentine flag is a triband of two light blue stripes separated by a white stripe, on which the Sun of May is centered.…
Uncategorized May 8, 2020 – Wyoming 2020-05-082020-05-08 Today, the flag of the great state of Wyoming flies! The flag was adopted in 1917 from 37 entires in a contest for state flag designs. I purchased this flag…
Uncategorized May 7, 2020 – Gibraltar 2020-05-072020-05-07 Today, the flag of Gibraltar flies, which, according to wikipedia, is an elongated banner of arms based on the coat of arms of Gibraltar, granted by Royal Warrant from Queen Isabella I of Castile on 10…
Uncategorized May 6, 2020 – Wales 2020-05-062020-05-06 Today, at a neighbor’s request, the flag of Wales flies. The flag has a green and white in the background and features a red dragon in the foreground. Y Ddraig…
Uncategorized May 5, 2020 – Freedom 7 (Mercury-Redstone 3) Anniversary 2020-05-052020-05-05 On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space. His suborbital flight lasted just over 15 minutes and reached an apogee (maximum altitude of 101 nautical…