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 ...

As the country prepares to salute the Army's 250th year with President Donald Trump's grand military parade in downtown ...

Less than a year prior — according to legend — President George Washington had ordered Betsy Ross to make the first flag, according to the National Constitution Center. The day also marks the ...

The George Washington Bridge was illuminated on Memorial Day, as seen from Fort Lee Historic Park in Fort Lee, New Jersey, US, on Monday, May 26. Today in 60 seconds: Anadolu's top stories ...

The huge U.S. flag ... a day cross the bridge. Construction workers climbed on the girders last year during the year-log repainting project. Bob Brawdy [email protected] The Washington ...

THE Sun today has a simple message for our readers celebrating St George’s Day: Be proud and fly the flag. The Prime Minister ... Her first priority in Washington must be to try to get rid ...