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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Flag
May 29, 2023 – Josef Newgarden wins the 106th running of the Indy 500
It’s 5:00 Somewhere Flag
May 27, 2023 – Happy Birthday Lola
Pirate Flag
May 17, 1683 – Pirates sack Velacruz, New Spain, taking 4,000 prisoners for ransom
Join, or Die Flag
May 9, 1754 – The first newspaper cartoon in America showed a divided snake “Join, or die” in “The Pennsylvania Gazette.”
Navy Jack Flag
April 30, 1798 — U.S. Department of Navy Established
It’s 5 o’Clock Somewhere Flag
April 19,1516 — Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria endorses “The German Beer Purity Law” (Reinheitsgebot) and adds to it standards for the sale of beer in Bavaria, ensuring beer is only brewed from three ingredients – water, malt and hops
Grand Union Flag
April 19, 1775 — The Battles of Lexington and Concord, also called the Shot Heard ‘Round the World, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
U.S. Air Force Flag
March 26, 1951 – The U.S. Air Force flag was approved. The flag included the coat of arms, 13 white stars and the Air Force seal on a blue background.