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Members of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of mostly volunteer American pilots who fought in World War I before the U.S. entered the war, pose together in July 1917. Standing, left to right are Soubiron, Doolittle, Campbell, Persons, Bridgman, Dugan, Ma U.S. Air Force photo
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A giant American flag is displayed by the Amoskeag River Mills in Manchester, N.H., on July 4, 1915. The flag measured about 95 feet long, 50 feet high and weighed some 200 lbs. Harlan A. Marshall, Associated Press
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A view of the Armistice Day celebration is seen in Paris on Nov. 11, 1918. Associated Press
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In this Jan. 25, 1924, file photo, a man carries the American flag, as the United States is represented during opening ceremonies for the I Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. The teams of all the nations represented, bearing their national flags and emb Associated Press
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This 1905 photograph is titled, "Birth of the American Flag" Library of Congress
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Miss Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, speaking from the balcony of the National American Woman Suffrage Association next to the American flag, Monday, April 2, 1917. Library of Congress
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Margaret Gorman Cahill is shown after she was crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 14, 1921. She was 15 years old at the time. Her formal title was queen of Atlantic City's "Inter-City Beauty Pageant," which later became the Mis Associated Press
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Famed pilot Charles A. Lindbergh speaks on flag-draped podium, with Calvin Coolidge, in this 1927 photo. Library of Congress
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Gerald R.Ford, far left, holds the American Flag as he and his fellow Eagle Scouts prepare to raise the banner at Fort Michilimackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, Mich., in August 1929. Others are unidentified. Associated Press
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for governor of New York, speaks at the Alfred E. Smith rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, Nov. 3, 1928. Others are unidentified. Associated Press
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Graham McNamee, left, and Phillips Carlin describe the details of the World Series opener between St. Louis and New York at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 4, 1928. Associated Press
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A human flag, Great Lakes Training Station, between 1916 and 1917 Library of Congress
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Group of men raising large American flag on opening day of the baseball season, in Ebbets Field, 1914 Library of Congress
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Members of the U.S. Olympic teams march behind the American flag into the ski stadium in the snow during opening ceremonies of the IV Winter Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Feb. 6, 1936. Associated Press
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Captain Magnus Andersen in 1893 sailed this tiny replica of a 1,000-year-old Viking ship to America. Associated Press
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The American flag and the league pennant are at half-mast in Briggs Stadium, Detroit on June 3, in tribute to Lou Gehrig who died in New York the night before. From the same seat on the dugout steps where Gehr catched his New York Yankees play after he be Associated Press
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Fifty German-Jewish refugee children, ranging in age from 5 to 13, salute the American flag, June 5, 1939, at a suburban Philadelphia estate where they are learning about their new country. All entered under immigration quotas, a Philadelphia lawyer payin Associated Press
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This oil stained, battle torn American flag was flying proudly from a Captain's gig in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese struck on December 7. Battle missiles tore it from its staff and tossed into the bay from where it was by Lt. Comdr. Fred Welden, who sen Associated Press
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U.S. Marines salute as they raise the American flag after landing on Guadalcanal Island in the Pacific Solomon Islands in Oct. 1942 during World War II. Associated Press, U.S. Marine Corps
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The American flag waves above a shell-pocked fort captured from French by U.S. troop in North Africa invasion. Soldiers in foreground patrol fort’s battery gate, Nov. 21, 1942. Associated Press
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Miss America of 1943 Jean Bartel, of Los Angeles, poses, Sept. 11, 1943. She was Miss California. Associated Press
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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the American flag flies from the gonning tower of a captured German submarine U-505 near Cape Blanco in French West Africa on June 4, 1944 during World War II. Associated Press, U.S. NAVY
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The American flag flies from a makeshift staff on a beach on the French Normandy Coast in France on June 14, 1944, where allied troops fought bitterly to push back the Germans. Americans in background push a captured German ammunition cart. Associated Press
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Hands clasped over their heads, a group of German prisoners (top) is herded down a slope on the French coast on June 21, 1944, to a ship to take them to a prison camp, as American command post bustles with activity below. American flag on ground provides Associated Press
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A group of American soldiers raise the American flag over the ruins of a German strong point in St. Malo, France on August 26, 1944, following the capitulation of the German garrison which bitterly defended the town. The Germans held out for eleven days u Associated Press
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American infantrymen resting in the Aachen Stadt Forest after crossing the German frontier, plant the first American flag on German soil, on Sept. 17, 1944. Associated Press
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U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. Strategically located only 660 miles from Tokyo, the Pacific island became the site of one of the bloodiest, most famous battles of Wo Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press
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A U.S. Marine from the 5th Division of the 28th Regiment stands guard atop Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands of Japan as others hoist the American flag during World War II, Feb. 23, 1945. This was the first flag raised by the Marine Corps Louis R. Lowery, U.S. Marines
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U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, fifth division, cheer and hold up their rifles after raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, a volcanic Japanese island, on Feb. 23, 1945 during World War II. Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press
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In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Army and Coast Guardsmen stand at attention as the American flag is raised over Akashima, Japan on April 2, 1945, the little island, only a few miles from Okinawa, which was invaded six days prior to the ass Associated Press, U.S. Coast Guard
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At attendant at Yankee Stadium, New York lowers the American flag to half-mast in deep center field, August 17, 1948, in honor of Babe Ruth, who died in New York's Memorial Hospital on August 16 of throat cancer. John Rooney, Associated Press
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Stuck into the ground beside their ever ready rifles, this little American flag flies over resting Marines near the front in Korea on Sept. 15, 1950. Pfc. Valente U. Yruegas of San Antonio, Texas, (kneeling) and Pfc. Billy J. Lowery of Glendale, Arizona ( Associated Press
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to confetti-tossing crowds lining the parade route to Detroit's City Hall, June 14, 1952, where he made a non-political Flag Day address. A mammoth flag, said to be the largest American flag in the world, covers the front Associated Press
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The American flag decorates the wall of the Fifth Street Gym at Miami Beach on Sept. 17, 1970 where former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) is training for his scheduled October 26 bout with Jerry Quarry in Atlanta. Jim Kerlin, Associated Press
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A U.S. Marine carries an American flag as he charges across a rubble-strewn courtyard in the old citadel in Hue, South Vietnam, in Feb. 1968 during the Vietnam War. The Marines secured the flag atop a wall of the ancient fortress as fighting continues in Bill Tuohy, Associated Press
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Olympic ice hockey team members, Jack O'Callahan, right, and Jim Craig, walk from arena with an American flag wrapped around their shoulders after receiving their gold medals in award ceremonies in Lake Placid, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1980. Their gold was the firs Associated Press
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An unidentified father and son wave an American flag as jets draw the Olympic rings in the sky during the Opening Ceremonies of the 23rd Olympiad in Los Angeles July 28, 1984. Diether Endlicher, Associated Press
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Four refugees from Hungary read of unrest in their homeland as they arrive in New York aboard the military transport Gen.Henry Taylor on October 24, 1956. From left are: Imre Donsec, Istvan Doncsecy, Laszlo Meszaros and Otto Bogyo. Associated Press
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An American flag is propped up against the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 11, 1995. The Washington Monument can be seen in the background, at right. Greg Gibson, Associated Press
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With an American flag seen in the background, a U.S. soldier stands along the roof at the Kandahar International Airport Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. More troops and equipment arrived in the night as U.S. forces occupied the airport. Currently, the Navy Constr Rick Loomis, pool, Los Angeles Times
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The American flag, attached to a 36-foot-long, four-ton steel column, is hoisted to the top of the north tower building of the World Trade Center in New York City, Dec. 23, 1970. The traditional ceremony, know as topping out, marks the completion of the Anthony Camerano, Associated Press
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, left, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., place an American flag on the surface of the moon Sunday July 20, 1969, near the lunar lander that brought them to the lunar surface. This picture was received at Goldstone tracking station and re Associated Press, NASA
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A U.S. Marine waves an American flag tied to a tree branch before securing it on the brick wall of a citadel in Hue, South Vietnam, Feb. 1968 during the Vietnam War. The Marines charged the wall while under fire to secure the flag here as fighting contin Bill Tuohy, Associated Press
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Planes fly in formation past the American flag during the national anthem before a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. Colin E. Braley, FR123678 AP
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Col. Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut with William Anders, center, and James A. Lovell, Jr., right, on the flight deck of the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, recovery ship Dec. 27, 1968. Associated Press, Associated Press
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A 36-foot long, 4-ton column is hoisted atop the new world's tallest building, the World Trade Center, still under construction in New York City, Dec. 23, 1970. Anthony Camerano, Associated Press
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Families of servicemen at Clark Airbase in the Philippines wave and a large American flag flutters in the breeze as farewell is bid to the former POWs inside the plane departing for the U.S., March 8, 1973. Associated Press
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This is a 1924 photo of the registry room at Ellis Island in New York harbor. New York and New Jersey are involved in a dispute over which state has jurisdiction over the national landmark, which was a gateway to America for millions of immigrants. Associated Press
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Sgt. Andy McCright from Amarillo, Tx, (center left) holds his small American flag as he is surrounded by other members of the 4/17 Medic Battelon inside a C-141 airplane that will take them back to the United States, Sunday, Jan. 21, 1990 in Panama. Jeff Robbins, Associated Press
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A runner carries an American flag as he crosses the Pulaski Bridge in the Queens borough of New York during the 32nd running of the New York City Marathon Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001. The Manhattan skyline is visible in the background. Louis Lanzano, Associated Press
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In this Sept. 13, 2001 file photo, an American flag flies over the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings in New York. Beth A. Keiser, Associated Press
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Rescue workers erect an American flag near the side of the destroyed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Sunday, April 23, 1995, in downtown Oklahoma City. David J. Phillip, Associated Press
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New York City firefighters walk past the American flag as they work their way toward the heart of the devastation that was once the World Trade Center in New York Friday Sept. 14, 2001 AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres
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Window washers Victor Soriono, left, and Juan Castenda, of Peak Building Services in Dallas, work together to clean the windows of the Meridian Building near I-635 in Farmers Branch, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 12, 1995, as a large American flag is reflected in Eric Gay, Associated Press
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Marine Major Ray E. Porter, left, and Captain Walt Wood raise the American flag aboard the Mayaguez after the merchant ship was rescued off the Cambodian mainland, May 1975 in Manila. Associated Press
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A U.S. Marine gives the thumbs up as a truck load of troops arrive at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Dec. 10, 1992. the American soldiers occupied the embassy after their arrival in Somalia yesterday. Denis Paquin, Associated Press
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As the American flag is lifted from the casket of slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy, his widow Jacqueline Kennedy reacts under her black veil, on November 25, 1963, at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. At her side is U.S. Attorney General and brot Associated Press, Associated Press
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Quarterback Jim McMahon of the Philadelphia Eagles wears an American flag shirt with a caption "Just try to burn this one!" during mini-camp practice in Philadelphia, July 26, 1990. George Widman, Associated Press
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Roni Lopez, center, holds an American flag as the Space Shuttle Endeavour slowly moves along city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 towards the California Science Center museum Jae C. Hong
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“Old Glory” frames the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial as fireworks burst overhead during the finale of the celebration in Washington Sunday, July 4, 1976. Charles Tasnadi, Associated Press
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Sewing machine operators sew stars to the blue field on the new 49 star American flags at the Dettra flag making plant, March 2, 1959, Oaks, Pa. At right is plant manager Preston Dunlap. The rest of the workers are unidentified. WI, Associated Press
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Debora Bullan, left, and Laurie Cardinale work among the stars, sewing what will become the world’s largest American flag, at a sail making shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Tuesday, June 15, 1976. The flag, 366.5 feet long and 193 feet high, is to fly f Chet Magnuson, Associated Press
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Workmen atop the 630 foot high Gateway Arch bring the keystone section into place to complete the nations tallest monument, Oct. 28, 1965, St. Louis, Mo. The crane in the background lifted the 10 ton stainless steel section. The Mississippi River is to th Associated Press
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On the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, a large American flag hangs on the Pentagon marking the impact area of hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
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British party approaches South Pole - The trans-Antarctic expedition of Dr. Vivian Fuchs, British explorer, approaches a U.S. Navy-greeting party 2 miles from the South Pole, Jan. 20. Fuchs started his trip from the Weddel sea coast, 950 miles from the Po Associated Press
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The huge Saturn rocket carrying the Apollo 13 spacecraft is on its moon mission, lifts off the launch pad at Cape Kennedy, Fla., April 11, 1970 Associated Press
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Sgt. John Hilton, of Augusta Ga., waves his M-16 rifle and an American flag on the tarmac at Dhahran Airport in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on August 26, 1990. Hilton, from the 24th Infantry Division, (Mechanized), arrived on Sunday from Ft. Stewart, Ga., as pa Tannen Maory, AP
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The space shuttle Challenger, aboard the back of the 747, is framed by an American flag, July 5, 1982, after it landed at the Kennedy Space Center. Pete Wright, Associated Press
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A youngster flies the American flag from the collapsed second story of his home after returning to his home in Johnstown, Pa., Friday, July 22, 1977. This section of the home was separated from the first floor and floated downstream after at least 12 inch Associated Press
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Karl Wallenda, 71, walks on a cable 200 feet above the playing field at Veterans Stadium between doubleheader baseball games in Philadelphia, Pa., Monday, May 31, 1976. Wallenda unfurled a bicentennial and American flag from his balancing bar after doing Bill Ingraham, Associated Press
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A happy group of Hungarian youngsters needs no prompting to smile for the photographer for this pose aboard the Navy transport Gen. Walker which brought nearly 2,000 Hungarians to New York Feb.15, 1957. They were a part of the largest group of refugees to Anthony Camerano, Associated Press
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Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin salutes while standing beside the fourth American flag planted on the surface of the moon, July 30, 1971. The lunar module that took them to the moon's surface is seen at right. Hadley Delta is in the backgroun Associated Press
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Astronaut John Glenn, right, makes his last speech of the day as he talks to neighbors who turned out to welcome him to his home, Feb. 26, 1962, Arlington, Va. Glenn went to his home with his family after his big day in Washington where he was honored for Associated Press, Associated Press
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The new 49-star American flag is rolling off the assembly lines in ever increasing numbers and the Dettra plant, one of the largest, with a force of 240, is at work filling orders at Oaks, Penn., March 2, 1959. Judy Buse, left, and Mamie Myers check a co WI, Associated Press
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As Flag Day, June 14, nears, Mrs. Robert Alexander reenacts the sewing of the first American flag in 1776, with an assist from her daughter Nancy, 5. They wear authentic costumes of the period, in the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, Pa. on June 9, 1961. WW, Associated Press
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USA Olympian Edwin Moses waves an American flag as he arrives by bus at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Saturday, July 28, 1984. Moses arrived for the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games. Doug Pizac, Associated Press
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A Swift Boat on patrol during the Vietnam War, May 1968. The aluminum Navy vessels were first used to patrol the coast but later deployed in interior waterways for such duties as intercepting Viet Cong arms shipments and transporting SEAL teams for counte Eddie Adams, Associated Press
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This tattered flag, shown May 7, 1958, was flying over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, when Confederate troops began the War Between the States by firing on Fort Sumter. Associated Press
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Volunteers with the veterans advocacy group Team Red White and Blue unfurl a large American flag at the National September 11 Memorial, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 in New York. Mark Lennihan, Associated Press
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Astronaut John Glenn, center right, with Sen. Clinton Anderson, D-N.M., at his side, displays the American flag he carried through outer space exactly one year ago, Feb. 20, 1963, Washington, D.C. Glenns space suit is in foreground. The Astronaut presente Byron Rollins, Associated ressP
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Marchers carry a giant American flag up Broadway in New York Monday, June 10, 1991 during Operation Welcome Home, the ticker-tape parade for returning veterans of Operation Desert Storm. Ron Frehm, Associated Press
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Construction worker Paddy Garvey affixes an American flag to a fence at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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Near the end of his climb, daredevil Dan Goodwin tapes up the American flag to the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York on Monday, May 30, 1983. Police wait to arrest the Memorial Day stuntman after his 3½ hour climb. Suzanne Vlamis, Associated Press
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off behind an American flag at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Sept. 12, 1992 beginning a seven-day mission. Seven astronauts, including the first Japanese astronaut to fly aboard the shuttle, made a flawless lift off. Steve Helber
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A large American flag is unfurled on the field before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets on opening day at at Nationals Park, Monday, April 6, 2015, in Washington. Andrew Harnik, Associated Press
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Astronaut John Glenn, left, looks over a flag crocheted for him by Mrs. Harry II. Haff, right, of Seaford, L.I. and presented at an outdoor rally, July 24, 1962, Arlington, Va. Mark Evans, master of ceremonies, is at right rear. The rally was organized by Henry Burroughs, Associated Press
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Two Kuwaiti children living in exile in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates celebrate the liberation of their country by waving the national flag and the American flag, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1991. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced on Baghdad Radio T Gill Allen, Associated Press
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Thousands of South Floridians form a human postcards around a U.S. flag to show their support for the Desert Storm troops at Harris Field in Homestead, Fla., Feb. 9, 1991. Doug Jennings, Associated Press
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This photo shows a little boy holding three large firecrackers and an American flag. Library of Congress
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This photo shows two women, holding American flags, standing atop locomotive; four men stand nearby. Library of Congress
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In this early 1900s photo, Santa Claus stands on the back of Washington, D.C., Post Office truck, decorated with branches and American flag Library of Congress
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This photograph shows unidentified Union soldier holding the battered flag of the 37th Pennsylvania Infantry. Library of Congress
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This photo shows an unidentified soldier in Union uniform with greatcoat in front of American flag. The photo was taken between 1861 and 1865 Library of Congress
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Tunisian children carry basket to load up on U.S. food supplies sent to North Africa for civilian distribution, May 21, 1943. American flag waving behind them and picture of Winston Churchill atop pole. Associated Press
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The American flag, first to fly over Tokyo since the Japanese surrender, is raised over the Nippon News building in downtown Tokyo on Sept. 5, 1945 by Lt. Bud Stapleton of Syracuse, N.Y. Photo radioed from Manila. Associated Press
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Ticker tape fills the air and a large crowd lines sidewalks as a motorcycle guard leads President Kennedy’s car in a parade through West Berlin on June 26, 1963. West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt, center, and West German Konrad Adenauer, right, ride with the Associated Press
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Three spectators on a rooftop watch as an American flag is carried in the "Maine Heroes Parade," Friday, April 8, 2004, in Portland, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press
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In 1775 the new American fleet first flew the Grand Union Flag, which consisted of 15 stars and stripes. Until then, the British flag was used most in the English colonies until the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Associated Press
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A small American flag is inserted in a name engraved at the north reflecting pool of World Trade Center Memorial, during observances on the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012. Chris Pedota, Associated Press
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According to usflag.org, BJ Cigrand, a Wisconsin schoolteacher, celebrated the birthday of the American flag with students on June 14, 1885. President Woodrow Wilson officially established Flag Day on May 30, 1916, and President Harry Truman signed legislation in 1949 officially designating June 14 as Flag Day.

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In honor of the American flag and to celebrate Flag Day, here's a look at 99 photos of Old Glory making appearances throughout history.

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