New Mexico Flag — Meaning, Symbolism & History
New Mexico’s flag features a red Zia sun symbol centered on a yellow field—colors linked to early Spanish influence and a sacred emblem from Zia Pueblo.
What has become of the American flag that was left behind after the U.S. landed on the moon 52 years ago?
What has become of the Americans who pioneered the pioneering manned moon landing, once successfully landing on the moon 52 years ago and leaving the American flag on the moon? Background to the Moon Landings and the Apollo Programme To understand this, we have to start with the background of the moon landings in those
The American Stars and Stripes are everywhere.
Since the first American flag appeared on the colonial warship Alfred in 1775, the American flag has undergone 26 alterations. The current 50-star American flag, adopted by President Eisenhower in 1960, has been in use longer than any other previous version. At first it was a symbol of American independence from Britain, but now it
The History of the American flag
In June 1776, George Washington, Colonel George Ross, and banker Robert Morris came to the small shop of Becky Rose, the nephew of Colonel Ross, a seamstress in Philadelphia, and asked her to sew a flag after a pattern designed by the painter William Barrett. In the upper left corner of the pattern is a