This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and when it started.

Explore the evolution of the U.S. flag, from early designs like the Grand Union Flag to the current 50-star emblem. Discover ...

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1776, which is the day the Continental Congress agreed on what the nation’s flag would look like. In 1916, President Wilson issued a proclamation of June 14 as ...

With state and village leaders looking on, Glen Carbon resident Philip Bailey presetned a historic flag on June 23 to commemorate America's approaching semiquincentennial as part of a nationwide ...

Through the Declaration of Independence, the founders set in motion three interrelated revolutions: They put forth a new understanding of the foundations of political authority, crafted a new ...

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...

Other nations, for the most part, reserve the flying of their national colors for government buildings and ceremonial events ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

On June 14, we will not only be saluting the Army's 250th year with President Donald Trump's military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., we will also be celebrating America's symbol of freedom: the ...

It is widely believed, but not confirmed, that Betsy Ross sewed the first American Flag. The flag had 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 original colonies. The flag is nicknamed "Old Glory".