Tuesday was Today is Flag Day. It commemorates the Stars and Stripes adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, as the U.S. flag. Although Flag Day is a legal holiday only in Pennsylvania, ...

The rainbow flag, which has become a universal symbol of hope for LGBTQ people around the world, first flew in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza for Gay Pride Day, on June 25, 1978. It had eight ...

Before fireworks and flag pins, Flag Day was a grassroots movement. Here’s how one educator’s passion for the Stars and Stripes sparked a national holiday. In Cherry County, Nebraska, flag raising ...

Stuck between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, Flag Day often gets overlooked. Perhaps not completely ignored, but Flag Day isn't celebrated as much as other holidays associated with our nation's ...

Today, June 14, is Flag Day, a time set aside to honor the Stars and Stripes and the role the flag has played in American history. The date of the commemoration is significant. June 14 is observed as ...

The historical image of James Fort that is used as a logo for the Jamestown Rediscovery Project and Historic Jamestowne may be leading archaeologists to John Smith’s long-lost town. The hand-drawn ...

For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. What does its history tell us? Although centuries old, the Union flag – ...

Are you currently wearing a flag pin? Yes? Then you love America. No? Hmm. That’s gonna be a problem. Such was the false dichotomy that faced Barack Obama during his April 16 debate against Hillary ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's new flag went into official use Saturday, which has many wondering about the reason for the change. The controversial replacement of the old flag requires an explanation of ...