Fly your flag today: Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday (and President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration)


I hope your flag is already flying today — sun’s up in almost all the U.S.

U.S. Capitol before dawn, January 21, 2013 – flags for the Senate and House not up yet, but the historic five flags of the nation hang ready for the 2nd Inauguration of the 44th President, Barack Obama. Photo from near the Newseum (replacing earlier photo from roof of Newseum, gone into internet ether).

 

Newseum photo, U.S. Capitol at dawn in inauguration day, 2013

U.S. Capitol before dawn, January 21, 2013 — flags for the Senate and House not up yet, but the historic five flags of the nation hang ready for the 2nd Inauguration of the 44th President, Barack Obama. Photo from the roof of the Newseum.

Fly the U.S. flag today for the holiday for the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.  The holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January.

Many Americans will celebrate with a day of service.

Today also celebrates the 2nd inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama, the 57th inauguration of a president.

What a breathtaking intersection of history!

 

Miami Herald front page, January 21, 2013

Courtesy of the Newseum, the front page of the Miami Herald, today — featuring the Martin Luther King, Jr., monument, and the official inauguration of President Barack Obama.  40 years ago, who would have dared guess this front page in a southern newspaper?

More:

View from the National Capital Mall, 2nd Inauguration of Barack Obama

Photo by John Rudy, from the National Capital Mall, about 11:00 a.m., January 21, 2013. Flags a-flying there!

This entry was posted on Monday, January 21st, 2013 at 10:22 am and is filed under Flag etiquette, Fly your flag today, History, Patriotism, President Obama. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

6 Responses to Fly your flag today: Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday (and President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration)

  1. Fly your flag today for the 2019 holiday honoring Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    January 21, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    […] 2012 notice at MFB — also Obama’s 2nd inauguration […]

    Like

  2. Fly your flag today for the 2018 holiday honoring Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    January 15, 2018 at 4:03 am

    […] 2012 notice at MFB — also Obama’s 2nd inauguration […]

    Like

  3. Fly your flag today for the 2017 holiday honoring Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    January 16, 2017 at 5:53 am

    […] 2012 notice at MFB — also Obama’s 2nd inauguration […]

    Like

  4. Fly your flag January 18, 2016, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    January 18, 2016 at 3:34 am

    […] 2012 notice at MFB — also Obama’s 2nd inauguration […]

    Like

  5. Fly your flag for Martin Luther King Day, 2014 | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    January 20, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    […] 2012 notice at MFB — also Obama’s 2nd inauguration […]

    Like

  6. Obama’s inauguration carries symbolic resonance on Martin Luther King Day | digger666 says:
    January 21, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    […] Fly your flag today: Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday (and President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration) (timpanogos.wordpress.com) […]

    Like

Please play nice in the Bathtub -- splash no soap in anyone's eyes. While your e-mail will not show with comments, note that it is our policy not to allow false e-mail addresses. Comments with non-working e-mail addresses may be deleted.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.