at first it was when the presidnt was there but now the flag always flys
The US Flag and POW MIA flag
No as the U.S house of congress is a American state building only the The U.S flag can fly there.
yes it does 24/7 365 days and even at night when it is lite up
It means that the Senate is in session, or that the President is at the white house. Before telephonse were used all the senators and politicians lived within view of the capital. The flags were a way to know when they were supposed to be there.
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The "field." The horizontal length of the flag is called the "fly." The height of the flag is called the "hoist."
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According to: http://www.ushistory.org/BETSY/flagetiq.html "An urban legend states that it only flies at the White House when the President is in town. According to Lonnie Hovey, Director of Preservation of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, "Unlike other countries where the flag flying or not flying signifies the monarch or president is in the residence, the American flag is always flying on top of the White House whether or not the President and First Family are at home." In addition: http://www.usflag.org/fiveflags.html "Presidential proclamations and laws since that time authorize the display of the flag 24 hours a day at the following places...The White House, Washington, DC. (Presidential Proclamation No.4000, September 4.1970)..."
The US flag, the New York State flag (the blue flag), and the New York City flag (the blue, white, and orange flag).
The BLUE PETER. A white flag with a blue rectangle in the centre.
By international convention, Signal Flag ALFA (white hoist, blue fly, with a triangle cut out of it). In the Americas, a red flag with a white diagonal stripe is usually used instead.
A flag flown at sea is known as an ensign. They can be Red, Blue or White. Civilian and Merchant vessels fly the Red Ensign, Navy Vessels fly either the Red, Blue of White depending on the rank of the Unit. Ensigns are used in cases where it is illegal to fly the National flag, such as at sea from a British ship.