Uncategorized February 5, 2025 – Mexico 2025-02-05 The flag of Mexico flies today in commemoration of Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) is one of Mexico's annual Fiestas Patrias (public holidays), commemorating the promulgation of the Constitution on 5 February…
Uncategorized February 1, 2025 – STS-107 Crew 2025-02-012025-01-27 Today, the flags of the United States and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration fly in memory of the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia, who perished twenty one years…
Uncategorized January 29, 2025 – Ontario & Saskatchewan 2025-01-292026-05-17 Today, the flags of the provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan fly. These were gifts I received for Christmas. The flag of Saskatchewan was adopted in 1969. The upper half is…
Uncategorized January 28, 2025 – Challenger Astronauts 2025-01-282025-01-27 On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff due to the failure of an O-Ring in one of the two solid rocket boosters. This, the…
Uncategorized January 27, 2025 – Apollo 1 Astronauts 2025-01-272026-01-25 On January 27, 1967, during a test on the pad in Florida, Apollo 1 Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee were killed due to…
Uncategorized January 21, 2025 – Rickey Henderson 2025-01-212025-01-21 Today, the flags of the United States and the flag of the City of Oakland fly at half staff in memory of the life of Rickey Henderson, who died on…
Uncategorized January 12, 2025 – Los Angeles County Fires 2025-01-122025-01-12 Today, the flags of the United States and the State of California fly at half staff in memory of the lives lost in the wildfires burning in Los Angeles County.…
Uncategorized January 9, 2025 – State Funeral of President Jimmy Carter 2025-01-092025-01-09 Today, the flag of the United States and the flag of the United States Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen fly at half staff to celebrate the life of President Jimmy…
Uncategorized December 29, 2024 – President Jimmy Carter 2024-12-292025-01-11 Today, the flag of the United States flies at half staff in celebration of the life of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. President Carter was a…
Uncategorized December 25, 2024 – Minnesota and Utah 2024-12-252026-05-03 Today, the new flags of Utah and Minnesota fly. Both of these flags were gifts I received today! The current flag of Utah, also known as the beehive flag, was…
