As we approach Flag Day on June 14, we reflect on how our flag came to be and the etiquette surrounding our nation’s symbol.

At the end of the day, Texas may lead the pack in pledge pride- but it’s not the only state standing at attention. Whether it ...

As we approach Flag Day and an upcoming Flag Retirement Ceremony on June 14 at the Cambridge Legion, we reflect on how our flag came to be and the ...

Flag Day is June 14. What does it represent? What do we cherish in this nation of ours? In the words of John Denver, it could be "... poems, prayers ...

What constitutes a “Nazi Salute” and where did it originate ... His cousin Francis Bellamy wrote the first version of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag ...

Barnette in 1943 that public school students cannot be forced to salute and pledge allegiance to the U.S. flag. The pledge, dating back to Sept. 1892, was written to commemorate the 400th ...

Schools will be required to publicly post their policy on oral recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance ... the pledge can be traced back to an 1892 event honoring the day Christopher Columbus ...

8, 1892, the instructions for the "National School Celebration of Columbus Day" were printed and featured the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time. The magazine gave away a flag with every new ...

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The flag salute caught on ... Celebration of Flag Day began in 1885, and the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited on Columbus Day in 1892. Although neither carries the weight of law today ...