The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

On Flag Day, Old Glory should be a sign of unity, not a political football | Mary Chao In July of 1987, I pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and renounced my ...

Flag Day was founded by Bernard Cigrand. We don't really know who made the first American flag. There have been 27 versions of the U.S. flag. Flag Day, observed annually on June 14, celebrates the ...

While the Peabody flag clearly dates to the same era as the larger Old Glory, it lacks the wear and tear of a seagoing flag. The fly edge is intact and not worn. In fact it seems as if the flag ...

Flag Day is one of those holidays we love to celebrate with stories. Here is the complete coverage from NorthJersey.com.

Brook Nugent poses with her twin daughters Maisie, left, and Sabrina, right, in front of a giant flag on display outside the National Flag Foundation in Waubeka, Wis., on June 9, 2024. Old Glory ...

On Friday, Americans will honor "Old Glory" on Flag Day, a date set aside by President Woodrow Wilson by proclamation in 1916. (It would become a permanent annual observance by law in 1949.) ...

Members of Boy Scout Troop 136, which is chartered through St. George Catholic Church, recently held a ceremony to retire ...

In Betsy Ross' day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from ...

In Betsy Ross' day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.