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

The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new constellation,” but a 1818 law ... Michigan has collected about 240 old battle flags and had a display in its Capitol ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross ... The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new constellation,” but a 1818 law ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

Americans across the nation are preparing to celebrate Flag Day on Friday, June 14th, an annual observance dedicated to honoring the United States flag and commemorating its pivotal adoption by ...

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 reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may have been puzzled by ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often ... The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new ...