# Did I miss something in the news today (3/24) - flags at half-staff?

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**Created:** [March 25, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-in-the-news-today-3-24-flags-at-half-staff/961668 "2022-03-25T02:34:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-in-the-news-today-3-24-flags-at-half-staff/961668/1 "2022-03-25T02:34:07Z")

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I stuck my head out the door today (Th. March 24), and noticed a number of flags at half-staff around town. I didn’t see anything in the news to explain that. Did I miss something?

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-in-the-news-today-3-24-flags-at-half-staff/961668/2 "2022-03-25T02:36:18Z")

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For Madeleine Albright.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-in-the-news-today-3-24-flags-at-half-staff/961668/3 "2022-03-25T02:37:17Z")

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> [@Aspenglow](#):
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> For Madeleine Albright. &nbsp;

Ah, of course! I knew that. I didn’t make the connection. Duh!

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**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-in-the-news-today-3-24-flags-at-half-staff/961668/4 "2022-03-25T02:48:25Z")

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[www.halfstaff.org](http://www.halfstaff.org)

This is a very nice site that will keeps us all up to date on questions like this.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-something-in-the-news-today-3-24-flags-at-half-staff/961668/5 "2022-03-25T02:50:48Z")

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> [@Julius\_Henry](#):
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> [www.halfstaff.org](http://www.halfstaff.org)
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> This is a very nice site that will keeps us all up to date on questions like this…

Interesting! There’s a web site or an app for _everything_!