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December 7th, "a date that will live in infamy," is the anniversary of the 1941 bombing of Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. So that we never forget this tragic day in history, National Pearl Harbor Day is commemorated annually across the United States. On this important holiday, American flags are lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset in solemn remembrance of the 2,403 people whose lives were lost. Though these events seem so far in our past, we mustn't forget the magnitude of these att …

Prior to the 20th century, all acts dictating the regulation of the American flag were created by Congress. In 1912, President Taft established proportional regulations and the precise arrangement for all future US flags. Eisenhower made modifications in 1959 to reflect the addition of Alaska and Hawaii to the nation. Without the accumulation of new states, we assume that no president will be able to pass new legislature regarding the flag on their own. In 2006, President George W. Bush signe …