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 ...

1857-1858: Mormon Expedition The U.S. Army subdues Mormons who refuse to obey federal law in Utah. 1861-1865: American Civil War Americans go to war over slavery and the attempted secession of ...

four bloody days after U.S. troops landed on Iwo Jima, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured an image of Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. The photo went on to ...