The year 2020 has been hard in so many ways. I hope you enjoy these patriotic caches leading up to the November 3, 2020 election.
May She Forever Wave
History states that red, white and blue were chosen as the colors to represent valor (red), liberty and purity (white), and justice and loyalty (blue).
There have been 27 official versions of the American flag, each with a different amount of stars.
Of the six American flags that are planted on the moon, five of them are still standing. Which one is not? The first one, planted by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission.
According to an article by BBC:
The photos from Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (LRO) show the flags are still casting shadows - except the one planted during the Apollo 11 mission.
This matches Buzz Aldrin's account of the flag being knocked over by engine exhaust as Apollo 11 lifted off.
FTF, Philbeer