2015 Event The Confederate flag is removed from the South Carolina capitol grounds after the state government enacted a law to permanently remove it; the flag, part of U.S. Civil War history, is viewed by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event Amazon.com joins eBay and others in removing Confederate flag items from its site after last week's shooting of nine African American church members; though part of U.S. Civil War history, the flag is also seen by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina, supports removal of the Confederate flag from state grounds; however, the state legislature must first overturn a law requiring the flag to be flown at the Confederate Soldier Monument 2015 Event A rally calling for removal of the Confederate flag forms at the capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina in response to a shooting earlier this week of nine African-Americans by white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof 2014 Event Chinese auto manufacturer FAW Group begins taking orders for its luxury Red Flag L5 custom-made auto; the vehicle is priced similarly to a Ferrari at approximately $803,000 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2013 Event Guinness World Records records the largest flag ever made, by a village in Romania; the flag of Romania weighs five tons and used 44 miles of thread 2010 Event A male Algerian is fined by a court in Nice for insulting the French national flag; this was the first such penalty ever to be administered 2010 Event Union of Myanmar changes its name to Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and changes the design of the national flag 1998 Event 1st time the British flag is flown over Buckingham Palace 1995 Event Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote) 1995 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's Song 1994 Death John Bradley, raised U.S. flag at Iwo Jima, dies at 70 1990 Event U.S. House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass 1990 Event Supreme Court says law prohibiting desecration of U.S. flag unconstitutional 1989 Event Supreme Court rules ok to burn U.S. flag as a political expression 1988 Event Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R. 1976 Event Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire 1975 Death Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (False Flag), dies at 77 1965 Event NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold 1964 Event Canada adopts maple leaf flag 1960 Event America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 1959 Event America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1956 Event Israeli flag hoisted on Mount Sinai 1954 Event Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising U.S. flag) dedicated in Arlington 1954 Birthday Greg Ginn, born in America, guitarist, singer, songwriter, leader, Black Flag, hardcore punk, Rolling Stone's, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1951 Event USAF flag approved 1948 Event Flag of Israel is adopted 1945 Event U.S. Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo and statue 1943 Event 15 German JU-88's sink Italian flag ship Rome 1942 Event Alpine hunters plant German flag on Elbroezgebergte, Kaukasus 1941 Event American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia 1936 Event A flag is authorized for Vice President 1925 Event 57th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard American Flag wins in 2:16.8 1922 Event Largest U.S. flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90') 1916 Event Official flag of president of U.S. adopted 1912 Event Albanian National Flag adopted 1908 Event Star #46 was added to U.S. flag for Oklahoma 1898 Event American flag raised in Puerto Rico 1898 Event Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda, Sudan 1898 Event U.S. flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War) 1894 Event U.S. flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham 1891 Event Puerto Rican flag adopted 1865 Event Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot 1865 Event Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag" 1863 Event Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars and Bars" 1862 Event General B. Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed and destroyed U.S. flag on display over New Orleans Mint 1861 Event Naval Engagement at Charleston, South Carolina USS Flag vs BR Alert 1861 Event Confederate States adopt "Stars and Bars" flag 1856 Event Chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy and lower British flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War 1850 Birthday Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary, Flemish Flag 1820 Death Joseph R. Drake, U.S. poet (American Flag), dies at 25) 1818 Event Congress decided U.S. flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars 1813 Event 1st U.S. flag flown in battle on the Pacific, frigate Essex 1794 Event Congress changes U.S. flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes 1790 Event Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry U.S. flag around the world 1788 Event Captain Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Port Jackson, New South Wales 1777 Event Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1777 Event English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting U.S. flag 1776 Event 1st revolutionary flag displayed 1776 Event General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag 1775 Event 1st official U.S. flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) 1752 Birthday Elizabeth Griscom, Betsy, Ross, flag maker 1606 Event England adopts Union Jack as its flag
