1. c: The printed copies distributed to state delegations and others originally bore just two signatures: those of Congress ...

While George Washington may have been “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” he was not ...

Presented by Miss Alice Driggs. BETSY ROSS FLAG - 1777 The first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes. Adopted June 14, 1777. A field of blue with a circle of 13 white stars and 13 alternating ...

June 14, 1777 ... nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Noa Reuveni, an Israeli activist, participated in the weekly “Cleveland Run for Their Lives” on Sept. 15 at La Place Center ...

"We have exceeded expectations at every turn and overcome every obstacle set before us." The USS New Jersey has a crew of nearly 135 Navy personnel. It’s the first in its class designed to be ...

Students have spent the past weeks studying the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They learned American flag etiquette, how to raise it, fold it and properly dispose of it. Teacher Ken Britcher has ...

Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation’s history and how the federal government functions ...

British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, but the Americans would go on to win the second ...

Advocates, lawmakers and medical professionals are calling for clemency for a man on death row in Texas who is set to be executed in exactly one month. One person is dead, and two other people ...