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What Does the Nine Star American Flag Mean on United States Government Websites?
At a time when President Donald Trump is implementing numerous potential changes to the United States government, people became aware of nine stars on American flags on official government ...
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Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
The number of stars was a design decision based on the flag icon’s limited size, and represents no past or current flags, the spokesperson said. A State Department spokesperson said the General ...
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Flags Going Full-Staff for First Time Since Trump's Inauguration
The U.S. Capitol is shown from the Washington Monument as flags fly at half-staff in Washington D.C. on January 19, 2025. Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Stars and Stripes were lowered on flagpoles ...
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Astronauts planted 6 flags on the Moon over past 50 years: What's with them now
The Stars and Stripes expresses the spirit ... scientist Ann Platoff did a large-scale study of the placement of US flags on the moon. She found that there were six such flags and they were ...
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The evolution of the American Revolution can be seen in these historic flags on display in Philadelphia
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags of militias. An early version of the Flag of the United States of America ...