By Brian Mosley
2012 06 14 – 2827 – DC – Flag Day
courtesy of thisisbossi
You really feel the passion and energy in this shot by thisisbossi. Of course, Congresswoman Norton is not known for being a dull speaker, but this shot of her at the Let Us Vote DC rally on Flag Day last week certainly catches all the emotion that she puts into her work. Great capture!
By shannon
‘DC Slices Flag’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
We love seeing how the District ranks against other cities (not against entire states, thank you very much), especially when we come out on top. So here’s another first place trophy for DC: the best-designed city flag. Back in 2004, the flag experts of North America (called vexillologists) came together and voted on their favorite city flags, and DC was voted to have the best city flag out of all of them. We’re number one! Interestingly, in second place was Chicago, with a design that looks like they took ours, rearranged it, and added in another color. And even though we’re not a state, the good old DC flag also ranked as the eighth best state/provincial flag too.
Anyway, we have a pretty cool flag, get it now at the link. But where did it come from? And is it really based on George Washington’s coat of arms, as the legend goes? Or is it the basis for the original United States ‘stars and stripes’? This week’s Mythbusting gets to the bottom of the DC flag.
