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The move was done upon the request of the United States government, which asked the International Olympic Committee to not use the American flag because the U.S. had boycotted the Moscow Olympics. [5] A Los Angeles flag was taken to space in 1984 by Sally Ride, on the Space Shuttle Challenger. It is on display in the Los Angeles City Hall. [6]
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English: The former flag of Los Angeles County, California, e.g., the "L.A. County flag", used from October 17, 1967 to September 14, 2004, designed by Kenneth Hahn.It was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 17, 1967 and first flown in front of the County Courthouse on March 28, 1968.
Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions. Red flag warnings ...
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass emerged from a plane, waving the official Olympic flag while dozens of LA 28 organizers cheered, understanding the next phase of their work has arrived.
Pages in category "Flags of cities in California" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Flag of Long Beach, California; Flag of Los Angeles ...
The International Olympic Committee awarded Los Angeles the right in 2017 to host the 2028 Games. It will be the third time LA has hosted the Games in the modern era, after being the host city in ...
According to the book Flags Over California, published by the California Military Department, the star on the flag recalled the 1836 California Lone Star Flag. Todd, in an 1878 letter to the Los Angeles Express, states that the star was drawn using blackberry juice and in recognition of the California Lone Star Flag. The bear was designed to be ...