The American flag and Prisoners of War-Missing in Action flags were raised outside the San Joaquin County administration building on Friday. Flag Day is celebrated to commemorate when the U.S ...

Sunday's observance of Flag Day, which focuses special attention on the Stars and Stripes, recalls the adoption of the flag in 1777, when the war for independence had been going for a little less ...

Museum of the American Revolution president & CEO Scott Stephenson talked about an item in the Museum's galleries, the Pennsylvania Militia Flag (1777). Bell Ringer A ...

For the first time, our nation's American flag was flown in battle, on this day in history, Sept. 3, 1777, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware. Here's the background.

On this day in 1777, an American flag flew in battle for the first time. This occurred during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, Del. Gen. William Maxwell, commanding a Patriot ...

The American flag is everywhere. The flag can be found in numerous places. It’s perched atop buildings, painted on walls, hanging from the sterns of boats, from the railings of porches and ...