More history for you: sixty years ago today was the raising of the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. You’ve probably seen this immortalized many times in a very famous photo, there’s actually video of the event that gets shown every once in awhile. Monica used to live right by the memorial depicting that event, which sits in Rosslyn, Virginia. We drove and walked by it many times, but most days never gave it much thought.
What you might not know, is that the moment captured in that picture was actually the second time a flag was raised there. For more on the story, read this article.