This is a fun post for me to celebrate the launch of this website. It doesn’t have many flag facts (I’ll save them for individual state flag posts) but it will give you an insight to my opinions of flag design. My father is a graphic designer and I have done a fair amount of professional graphic … More State flags ranked
My girlfriend and I spent four days in Washington D.C. last week. One of the highlights of the trip for me (and even for my non-flag nerd girlfriend) was seeing the Star Spangled Banner, the very flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the American national anthem during the Battle of Baltimore. Tensions between America … More Star Spangled Banner
This post examines the highly misunderstood laws surrounding the U.S. Flag. There are two main articles regarding U.S. flag laws: the United States Flag Code and the Flag Protection Act. Many people only know the main purpose of the Flag Protection Act; that it is illegal to desecrate the flag. However, what many people don’t seem … More U.S. Flag Laws
Colonel Christopher Gadsden created the flag in 1775 for then commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy Commodore Esek Hopkins to fly on his flagship. Before getting any deeper into the history of the Gadsden flag, we’ll take a look at the symbolism of the rattlesnake in colonial America. Prior to and during the revolution, the eastern … More Gadsden Flag
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