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

The first flag of the United States is believed to have been designed by Francis Hopkinson, a congressman from New Jersey, and sewn by Betsy Ross, a seamstress from Pennsylvania. The 13 stripes ...

1. The original American flag didn’t have to look like it did. The original flag resolution only called for 13 red and white stripes along with 13 white stars on a blue field.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — We celebrate Flag Day on June 14, and the 31 words we all know by heart, yes, the Pledge of Allegiance, to the flag. What's interesting about the words in the pledge, is all ...

Until recently, the story behind the original American flag’s stripes and stars was relegated to children’s tales and legends. The story goes that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress ...

The first American flag to be flown into space and return to Earth intact did so 60 years ago this month — nine months earlier than another flag said to hold the same distinction. The U.S. flag ...

The First American Flag Over Richmond. Share full article. April 27, 1865. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 27, 1865, Page 1 Buy Reprints.

Flag Day marks the Second Continental Congress’s adoption of the first U.S. national flag on June 14, 1777. The first flag featured the same 13 red and white stripes we see today.

Collector Jeff Bridgman — whose 13-star American flags are on exhibit through July 21 — on why pre-20th-century Stars and Stripes are the real pinnacle of U.S. vexillography.

To celebrate the American flag, June 14 is thus known as Flag Day. Although Flag Day is observed on a smaller scale than neighboring patriotic holidays like Memorial Day and Independence Day , the ...