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The Capitol Flag Program began in 1937 when a member of Congress requested a flag that had flown over the Capitol. Over the years the focus of the program gradually expanded to encompass the commemoration of national holidays and various special events, as well as to honor the work of groups such as schools and civic organizations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, dismissing a White House order.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that flags will fly at full-staff at the Capitol on the day of President-elect Trump’s inauguration and then will be lowered back to half-staff to honor ...
Even before Trump's flag proclamation, some governors had already ordered flags to full-staff. Prominent Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, joined with the group of mostly Republican governors.
The flag of Kansas City, simply known as the KC Flag, consists of two horizontal bars, red above blue, with a white stylized heart emblem. It is the seventh city flag for Kansas City. It was designed by Melissa Kozakiewicz and Jared Horman. The current flag was adopted by a 10–1 vote by the City Council on February 9, 2023. [1]
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags Main article ...
PHOTO: A U.S. flag flies at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol building, on the day the casket of Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, arrives to lie in state ...
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