Just days after being commissioned as the commander in chief of the Continental Army in June 1775, George Washington arrived in Wallingford. On June 29, 1775, Washington stood under the shade of a ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

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The Washington state flag consists of the state seal, which features a portrait of George Washington, set against a green ...

Two flags that were flown over President George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia on June 1, 2025, now fly proudly ...

It also reportedly fails to adhere to best practices in flag design by using too many colors and depicting a fairly complex rendering of George Washington himself. Lawmakers called it an "outdated ...

“(We’re) not asking to remove George Washington from the history of Washington state,” Peterson said. “This is more about the aesthetics of the flag and what the flag could represent to ...

HB 1938 details how the current flag is too complex and meaningless. It says it is challenging to reproduce President George Washington’s face and that it is not connected to the state’s identity.

With the ceremony taking place along the River Seine, the image of James leading Team USA while wielding the American flag on a boat ... the famous painting of George Washington crossing the ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag, Fox News reported. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a ...