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2011年1月3日 · Flag placed on top of Mount Everest by Barry Bishop. 1968: Adoption of Federal Flag Desecration Law (18 U.S.C. 700 et seq.) — Congress approves the first federal flag …

2012年7月4日 · From its unofficial beginning as the Continental Colors or Grand Union flag to the long serving 50-star American Flag, Americans have been on a quest to protect, preserve and …

1969 – July 20 – Astronauts Neil Armstrong with Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin of Apollo 11 places the American flag on the Moon at "Tranquillity Base". 1969 – Street v. New York (394 U.S. 576) – …

2025年1月22日 · SVG historical national flags of the United States; Blue, red, white flags of the United States; Flag of the United States (1867–1877) Flags with red and white stripes; Flags …

2018年4月2日 · The Civil Flag, intended for peacetime usage in custom house civilian settings, had vertical stripes with blue stars on a white field. By the Law of the Flag, this design denoted …

Although intended just for Customs house usage, the new Civil Flag became adopted by both customhouses and merchants, and others who could afford them, to show their civilian nature …

On October 23, 1874, Lakota warriors entered Red Cloud Agency and chopped up the pole that agent John J. Saville planned to use to fly the American flag. The stage was now set for an …

The practice of using the Customs Flag as a Civil Flag became encoded in law in 1874 when Treasury Secretary William. A. Richardson required all custom houses to fly the Civil Flag.

In 1874, Treasury Secretary William A. Richardson stipulated that during business hours, the customs ensign would be flown alongside the Stars and Stripes at all customhouses. This …