More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's history and meaning.

In May 1865, the national government threw itself a parade. It had been more than a month since the rebellion in defense of ...

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as Flag Day, according to the VA. On Aug. 3, 1949, Congress approved the ...

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 ...

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and ...

Less than a year prior — according to legend — President George Washington had ordered ... The first flag of this design was carried into battle on Sept. 11, 1777, during the Battle of ...

George Washington himself is credited ... of the soldiers who fought in that very battle. You’ll want to look closely at the South Dakota state flag to note all the detail in the seal.

Its wood-paneled walls are filled with art, including a life-sized portrait of President George Washington painted ... as he appeared before the 1777 Battle of Princeton — in full uniform ...

History | Updated: July 1, 2024 | Originally Published: March 1, 2007 How the flag that ... known as the Battle of Baltimore, came only weeks after British forces attacked Washington, D.C ...