Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

Womack and Daines put forward their measures ahead of Flag Day on Saturday, the annual observance commemorating when the Second Continental Congress adopted the United States' first flag in 1777.

June 14th is Flag Day, celebrating the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress passed a resolution setting out the basic design of the American Flag. And someone, somewhere, had to make the very ...

There are ways people can respectfully retire a flag without delivering it for a ceremony at an American Legion post. The DOD ...

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, ...

The Daughters or the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution held a flag raising ceremony on Thursday, ...

The Pulaski Banner stands out not only for its striking design but for the extraordinary story it shares about the ...

The American flag has been a part of our country since the 1700s, and with the 4th of July tomorrow, there will be plenty of flags being waved. The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is highlighting ...

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

The American flag is the symbol of nation’s integrity, unity and freedom. Adopted in 1777, the American flag's 13 stripes and evolving stars tell a story of the nation's challenging journey from ...

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. What do the American flag's colors represent? The colors red, white and blue did not have meanings when the flag was adopted in 1777.