The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

While the Peabody flag clearly dates to the same era as the larger Old Glory, it lacks the wear and tear of a seagoing flag. The fly edge is intact and not worn. In fact it seems as if the flag ...

Flag Day was founded by Bernard Cigrand. We don't really know who made the first American flag. There have been 27 versions of the U.S. flag. Flag Day, observed annually on June 14, celebrates the ...

On Flag Day, Old Glory should be a sign of unity, not a political football – Mary Chao. Mary Chao, NorthJersey.com. Tue, June 14, 2022 at 8:05 AM UTC. 4 min read.

More than 30,000 people have restored the National 9/11 Flag to its old glory. "That's what I want this flag to be, a symbol -- from broken we are whole," Cintron-Rosado says.

Brook Nugent poses with her twin daughters Maisie, left, and Sabrina, right, in front of a giant flag on display outside the National Flag Foundation in Waubeka, Wis., on June 9, 2024. Old Glory ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a ...

Old Glory, the famous flag belonging to sea captain William Driver during the Civil War, is part of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's collection.