Dead for 500 Years, Vasco da Gama Became a Myth in Portugal, but His Biography Is Little Known
Vasco da Gama is believed to have been born in 1469 in Sines and died in 1524 in Cochin, where the Indian state of Kerala is ...
Yahoo4d
Which states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration?
Several Republican governors across the U.S. are ordering state flags, which are currently being flown at half-staff following President Jimmy Carter’s death, to be raised to acknowledge ...
NorthJersey.com12d
Flags at half staff today; Carter’s death adds more history to Trump’s inauguration
Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...
Fox News4d
Gov. Newsom joins handful of GOP governors raising flags to full height for Trump inauguration
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and ...
Columbus Dispatch20d
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine orders flags to fly at half-staff for death of Jimmy Carter. Here's for how long
Flags are flying at half-staff across the country today to honor the memory of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100. He was the longest-living president by several years.
The Hill4d
Flags ordered to fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day in multiple states
GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30 ...
ABC News6d
Johnson says flags will be raised for Trump’s inauguration
The flags are at half-staff due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the flags at the Capitol, which are at half-staff due to ...
Pensacola News Journal17d
New Orleans truck attack suspect had an ISIS flag. Here’s what one looks like
On New Year's Day, a man drove his speeding truck into a crowd of New Orleans partiers in what the FBI is calling a terrorist assault. He killed 15 people and injured more than 30 more before ...
Reuters5d
After cable damage, Taiwan to step up surveillance of flag of convenience ships
Taiwan suspects Chinese-linked ship damaged undersea cable Taiwan pledges stepped up monitoring China says Taiwan casting aspersions before facts clear TAIPEI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan will step ...
Asheville Citizen-Times5d
Will half-staff flags honoring Jimmy Carter be raised on Donald Trump's Inauguration Day in NC?
Flags at federal and state government agencies across the nation are flying at half-staff, and were set to return to full on Jan. 29. This may not be the case in some states. After the death of a ...
NBC Washington21d
Flags will fly at half-staff to honor Jimmy Carter
One of the most visible of the customs that govern traditions following the of a U.S. president includes lowering the American flag to half-staff on government buildings -- from the White House to ...