Tag: 9/11

History Lessons

American flags flew on earlier 9/11s

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Flags surrounded McKinley as he speaks at the Buffalo exposition, a day before he was shot

The 14th anniversary of 9/11 and the flags that flew as patriotism rose that day spur a question: What happened on other September 11s when American flags flapped? FOSTERING MUSIC “Oh! Susanna” is probably Stephen Foster’s most famous song, and it was first performed on 9/11 in 1847. But he also wrote the music for… continue

History Lessons

Pepperdine flags memorialize 9/11

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An Israeli flag flaps among U.S. banners. (Photos by James Breig)

Last month, the anniversary of 9/11 was marked throughout the U.S. with prayers, speeches, memorials – and nearly 3,000 American flags planted on a sloping campus lawn in California. Pepperdine University in Malibu first installed the emotional display in 2007 after a student suggested the idea of honoring an alumnus who had died on Flight… continue