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The U.S. flag atop the White House flying at half-staff in 2019 in honor of Elijah Cummings; the U.S. flag atop the White House is often flown at half-staff to commemorate certain events such as the death of important people. The White House in Washington, D.C., is the official residence of the president of the United States.
Two flags half-mast at the Martinitoren in Groningen, Netherlands. The flag of the Netherlands is nationally flown at half-mast: On remembrance day of the dead (4 May). [49] After the formal two minutes of silence at 8 p.m., the flag used to be hoisted upon the playing of the national anthem. Since 2001, it is left at half-mast, even after the ...
The flags of several U.S. states and territories can be seen also flying at half-mast in the background. The flag of the United States is flown at half-staff at the White House and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments throughout the world; Americans are also encouraged to display flags in and outside their homes.
Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #224, ordering American flags and the Wisconsin state flag to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, May 14, in honor of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.
President Joe Biden ordered all United States Flags through Aug. 4 to remember the life of U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski.
November 14, 2023 at 7:24 AM. Flags across Tennessee were lowered to half-staff on Monday, but why? Gov. Bill Lee ordered flags across Tennessee to be flown at half-staff after the death of five ...
Since Diana's death, the Union Flag flies from the Palace when the monarch is not in residence, [5] and has flown at half mast upon the deaths of members of the Royal Family such as Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother in 2002, the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021, and the Queen herself in 2022, and other times of national mourning such as following ...
(Flags were lowered half-mast when Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022. In the United States the flags will also fly half-mast when Presidents die, or national treasures, like James Gandolfini.)