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The United States is probably the most flag-obsessed nation in the world. Other nations, for the most part, reserve the ...
In 1916, after 30 years of advocacy by the Society, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 to be Flag Day. This was again ...
The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her ...
The 18th Annual Flag Festival will soon be in full swing at the Betsy Ross House (239 Arch St.,) and what locals can expect out of this annual weeklong activation is a series of interactive events, ...
Flag Week 2025 at Good Counsel College was a vibrant celebration of national identity, student voice, and inclusion. Now in its fifth year, the initiative has grown from a modest 2020 Flag Day ...
Last week, Flagstaff relocated a historic house built and owned by May Hicks, known as the “Betsy Ross of Arizona," who sewed the first Arizona flag in 1911 before statehood. The home was slated for ...
Betsy Griffin, from Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, has flown to Berlin to take part in the competition today. She said she was "very overjoyed" when her mother told her she had won the race to be the ...