"WHEREAS on June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the flag which we cherish as the flag of the United States of ...

Flag Day, which is celebrated annually on June 14, commemorates the day the stars and stripes flag was officially adopted as the official U.S. flag in 1777 ... Day and the American flag, including ...

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued ... Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's National Museum of ...

on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates to 1885 when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand organized a ...

“The flag was really an afterthought,” says Scot Guenter, author of “The American Flag, 1777-1924” and a professor emeritus of American Studies at San Jose State University. In the ...

Tim Marshall, the author of "Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags," explains why American flags are reversed on military uniforms. Following is a transcript of the video. A lot of ...

The Major, the giant U.S. flag made in honor of Maj. Brent Taylor, sustained damage while on display in a canyon near North ...

It’s time for liberal activists in this country to adopt the same approach and to reclaim the American flag as a symbol of their activism. The flag is an important symbol of patriotism ...

The Confederate flag can no longer be flown on US military properties after the Pentagon issued a new policy to reject displays of "divisive symbols". Defence Secretary Mark Esper did not name the ...

During Saturday’s ceremony, Troy Grubb, site administrator at the battlefield park, gave a brief history of the park and of ...