One of the capital’s newest curiosities is an American flag bearing 51 stars rather than the regulation 50. The unusual take ...

The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the ...

By Frank Pingue OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Australian Jason Day, already known for his loud outfits on the golf course, ...

For more than 130 years, the Wilkes-Barre Benevolent & Protective Order Elks Lodge 109 has hosted annual Flag Day ceremonies honoring Old Glory. One of the biggest ceremonies was held in 1925 that ...

This is, of course, in stark contrast to the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes. So what does a nine star flag mean in the U.S.? The American people have some concerns.

Flag Day celebrates the symbolism and history of the American flag on June 14. The U.S. has celebrated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in a variety of ways when President Woodrow Wilson ...

The U.S. flag was adopted on this day in history, June 14, 1777 — a day that would become known as "Flag Day" more than a century later. A symbol of freedom to many throughout history, the ...

A large American flag was raised. Key saw it and wrote a poem that became the national anthem. The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled ...

A national RV dealer is in hot water again for flying a mammoth American flag at one of its lots — and company CEO Marcus Lemonis of TV’s “The Profit’’ says this one isn’t coming down ...

Once the disposal boxes are full, various organizations such as American Legions, VFWs and the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts collect the flags and hold flag retirement ceremonies. Flag Retirement ...

who designed the flag (it had only two stars when adopted in 1917), chose six points because they had “never appeared on any flag” (the American flag’s stars have five points) and would be ...