Old Glory has been through a lot since last Flag Day. In some respects, it is as battered as the Star-Spangled Banner that flew above Fort McHenry more than two centuries ago. And battered flags ...

The Reverence for Old Glory that Inspired Flag Day Arose Decades After Betsy Ross Sewed Her First The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the ...

“I feel that it’s an insult to America and to the American flag,” Caruso said at the time. “A flag flapping is really not a danger.” Caruso fought the ticket in court, and on June 16 it was dismissed ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – The City of Appleton is set to continue its longstanding tradition on June 14, the 74th Appleton Flag Day Parade! The celebration, which attracts more than 50,000 ...

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 By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press ...

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 ...

A man seized an American flag from self-identified Mexican-nationalist rioters in Seattle who intended to burn it Wednesday despite being attacked in the process. Rioting spread to multiple cities ...