Tourists visiting Yosemite National Park's El Capitan have noticed an upside-down American flag hanging off the impressive mountain. Here's what it means.

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On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States. The tune was once a pub song, now it is performed at most sporting ...