The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may ...

In the city's sectarian past, the event was a must for politicians. Those who keep the event going say it still has a proud place in the modern age.

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

Bill Bolin now leads a local library board and is intent on “changing the sexual tone and nature of some library policies and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

TWIN FALLS — While many flags will be on display during Flag Day on Wednesday, it is also a time when people decide to retire their flags.

The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War.

In Betsy Ross’ day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose ...

he first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949.