Next Step of New York's Promise to Women: Ever Upward â More Information Available Here. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he is proposing to once and for all guarantee a womanâs right to choose in New York by codifying the protections established by the 1973 Roe v. Wade into the state constitution.
The American Flag and Its Protocol. The Flag of the United States of America is a symbol of freedom and liberty to which Americans pledge their allegiance by standing at attention, facing the flag with the right hand over the heart, and reciting:
In a variety of forms, on the battlefield and the home front, the flag expressed ideas about what it meant to be American during a time of war. It symbolized the ideals the nation was fighting for, and it called on Americans to support those ideals through service and sacrifice. This virtual gallery features a selection of Museum objects that illustrate the use and meaning of the flag in World War II. Curators are researching these and other objects for a new exhibition that will accompany the original Star-Spangled Banner, For Which It Stands: The American Flag in American Life.