When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they wanted to plant an American flag on the surface. The problem was that a regular flag would look somewhat disappointing, as the Moon ...
He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems ... astronauts raising a flag on the moon. "They designed a flagpole with a horizontal bar allowing the flag to 'fly' without ...
Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. House Speaker Mike Johnson ...