WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas’ state flag is younger than many might expect, with an official design adopted less than a century ago after years of debate and opposition from patriotic groups. The ...
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland will celebrate the 122nd birthday of its official state flag on Monday at a time when its symbols have ...
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 17, 1879, Governor Alfred Colquitt approved Georgia’s first ever official state flag, establishing a design that would serve as the foundation for the Peach State’s ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Associated Press) - On this day 10 years ago, South Carolina pulled the Confederate battle flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse after more than 50 years. Here’s a look at the ...
When The Observer moved to Arkansas from another Southern city only a state away, one of the first things I noticed was the giant state flag flying from several posts around Little Rock. Why does that ...
What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common? All ...
Too many people seem to think that because something actually happened and is “part of our history” it must, therefore, be celebrated or honored in some way. That argument is still used to justify the ...