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Why is the flag in the opening credits flying at half-mast?

Retry Correct Incorrect The pilot was filmed in Hawaii in November of 1963. On the final day of production, the cast and crew learned that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. As a result, the US flag is seen at half-mast as the SS Minnow leaves the harbor during the opening credits.

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Why is the flag in the opening credits flying at half-mast?

• To commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor
• The Bay of Pigs invasion had just taken place
• President Kennedy had been assassinated
• In honor of Walt Disney’s death