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.

First Foreign Salute to the American Flag; The Dutch of St. Eustatius, West Indies, Who Supplied Much of Washington's War Material, Honored "Old Glory" Nov. 16, 1776. Share full article Feb. 11, 1906 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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".

In a brief but moving ceremony, the Cache County Republicans and like-minded local residents observed Flag Day on Saturday, ...

Understanding The Symbolism of the American Flag. The symbolism that is found on our county’s flag is full of meaning. The 13 stripes represent our original colonies, the 50 stars represent each ...