Before the astronauts landed on the moon, there was an opinion that the first people on the satellite should leave there not an American flag, but a flag representing all of humanity. And although these few voices were not heard, in 1970 they pushed James Cadle, who lived on a farm in Illinois, to create the flag of the Earth.
According to Cadle, the flag should be used to represent humanity as a whole, without dividing into countries, organizations or individuals. James Cadle devoted his life to the popularization of the flag and sent it to everyone (in exchange for compensation for the costs of manufacturing and delivery of the flag). Before his death, he transferred the flag of the Earth to the public domain, so that now it can be freely used and, for example, hung outside the window on public holidays.
YouTube uses mini-images of this flag next to the user’s name when the site cannot determine its location.
