So, the reason the American flag is backward on a military uniform is that it isn't backward — it's flying exactly how it would were it carried into battle, and because the U.S. military doesn't ...
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
He was the first captain placed in command of a U.S. warship commissioned for service under the Continental flag and after ... marked the last battle fought by a Continental Navy ship, the USS ...
Following France’s call for national unity, many Italians formed political and military groups to focus efforts on creating unity within ... adding to a sense of national unity. On 23 March 1848, the ...