Navy Day: Abolished in 1949
October 27 is Navy Day, a full staff display day still named in 4 U.S.C. 6(d) even though the observance itself ended in 1949. Why the date honors Theodore Roosevelt, and why it is not the Navy birthday.
195 Flags Fly on First Avenue During the 81st UN General Assembly
195 flags on six blocks of First Avenue, all the same size, all at the same height, in plain alphabetical order. Why the UN refuses to rank them, and the same rule in the US Flag Code.
Flag Order of Precedence: Flying More Than One Flag Correctly
US flag with state, corporate, and foreign flags. Military service flag order including Space Force. The position of honor explained, with sources.
US Flag Etiquette: What the Flag Code Actually Says
A plain, sourced guide to US flag etiquette: display hours, weather, half-staff, multiple flags, and the myths worth dropping. Cited to 4 U.S.C. Chapter 1.
