Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

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 ...

A rumor circulating online in late October 2024 claimed that American flags were not visible at a rally supporting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign. One user responded ...

The second-ever flag football playoffs are set to get underway this week and this year there are three conferences! Here's a ...

Marin resident Zeny Cieslikowski began his long-time interest in photographing the American flag while spending three months in Vermont in the early 1970s.

Around two dozen protesters, most with their faces covered and wearing Palestinian scarves, burned an Israeli and an American flag. “You have to protest genocide where you can,” said Nick ...

It’s time for liberal activists in this country to adopt the same approach and to reclaim the American flag as a symbol of their activism. The flag is an important symbol of patriotism ...

The American flag flies at half staff atop the Tacoma City Hall building in Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Tony Overman [email protected] On Monday, the U.S. and Texas flags ...

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By Deborah Solomon Betsy Ross, the sewing heroine of our childhoods, is no longer credited as the creator of the American flag. Historians insist the maker of the flag remains unknown ...

American flags were not visible at a rally supporting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, held on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, on Oct. 28, 2024. Rating: A rumor ...