Uncategorized November 25, 2021 – Thanksgiving 2021-11-252021-11-25 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…
Uncategorized November 23, 2021 – New York City 2021-11-23 Today, the flag of New York City flies. First adopted in 1925, the design was slightly updated in 1977. The New York City Administrative Code (Section 2-103) describes the flaw…
Uncategorized November 22, 2021 – Oakland & San Francisco 2021-11-22 Today the flags of Oakland and San Francisco fly! Flag of Oakland Flag of San Francisco
Uncategorized November 17, 2021 – Morocco 2021-11-17 Today, the flag of Morocco flies to celebrate Moroccan Independence Day! Flag of Morocco Also flying is the flag of the United States
Uncategorized November 13, 2021 – Visitors from Rhode Island 2021-11-132021-11-13 Today, to welcome visitors to our block from Rhode Island, the flag of Rhode Island as well the Continental Flag fly. The present flag of the state of Rhode Island…
Uncategorized November 11, 2021 – Veterans’ Day and Washington 2021-11-112022-11-11 Today the flag of the United States flies in honor of Veterans' Day and the flag of the State of Washington flies in celebration of the state's admission to the…
Uncategorized November 8, 2021 – Becca Pedersen & Montana 2021-11-082021-11-08 Today, the flag of the great state of New Hampshire flies in recognition of my friend Becca Pedersen's graduation from Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.…
Uncategorized November 2, 2021 – The Dakotas 2021-11-022021-11-08 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…
Uncategorized October 31, 2021 – Nevada 2021-10-312021-11-08 Flying today is the state flag of Nevada in commemoration of Nevada’s admission to the Union on October 31, 1864. This flag has been in use since 1991, when the letters of…
Uncategorized October 26, 2021 – Abby Rueb 2021-10-262021-11-11 Today, the flags of the United States and San Juan County fly at half staff in memory of Abby Rueb, who passed away yesterday. For almost two decades, Abby was…
