This Friday, June 14, is Flag Day. A day in which Americans commemorate the 1777 adoption of the "stars and stripes" by the Second Continental Congress to be one of our national symbols.
After six months of civil war, Libyan rebels swept into Tripoli on Sunday and laid claim to most of the city. Government troops and snipers loyal to Moammar Gadhafi continued to put up a last-ditch resistance near his compound, though it is unknown if the Libyan leader was still inside.