The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

Flags originated on battlefields as a means of identification and hierarchy. Over the years, they have evolved to incorporate symbols significant to the countries they represent. Click through as ...

Americans love flying flags. Not just the Stars and Stripes—flags of their state, their city, their alma mater. Last year, ...

Various states across the U.S. will have flags flying at half-staff this weekend. The U.S. Flag Code stipulates that state leaders and the U.S. president can order flags to fly at half-staff to ...

An Oklahoma community expressed outrage after a high school student was banned from flying the American flag on his truck. The decision sparked a patriotic protest from students and parents ...

U.S. officials provided few details about the alleged “false flag” attack, saying it could jeopardize sources and methods used to obtain the intelligence. But they said the disinformation ...

A sport welcoming more and more young women is flag football. Thanks to a partnership between the NFL and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, we're now in the second season of ...

ATLANTA — On Wednesday, many in Georgia wondered why they saw flags flown at half-staff. This is what we found. Kemp signed an executive order on Aug. 20 to lower flags to half-staff on ...

In Red Flag, the people who were there explain how Communism became an all-consuming, all-explaining ideology that appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams. Red Flag hears testimony of members ...

CHICAGO — Patriotism is cool at this year’s Democratic National Convention. Delegates wear suits adorned with stars and stripes, dresses with American flag patterns, and blouses featuring bald ...