The Department of the Interior told USA TODAY it was aware of the "unauthorized and inappropriate" display, which was eventually taken down.
However over the last 50 years or so, flying the flag upside down has become a sign of protest. In the first well-documented instance, the US Supreme Court ruled in 1974 that a student had the right ...
Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) announced last week that he is cosponsoring legislation to ensure that all U.S. flags ...
A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park ...
Tourists visiting Yosemite National Park's El Capitan have noticed an upside-down American flag hanging off the impressive ...
An upside-down flag signals distress. The Rev. Michael Pfleger, St. Sabina's senior pastor, said the flag outside the church will stay inverted “as long as this country is under siege.” ...