President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be ...

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing ...

Military leaders, veterans, and civic voices gather at Mount Vernon to mark Army’s 250th and launch a campaign urging ...

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has recognized June 14 as Flag Day. The declaration was made to commemorate the adoption ...

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the “Stars and Stripes,” the official flag of the new nation. Its 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white, five-pointed stars on a blue ...

The U.S. Flag Code specifies that on days of mourning, flags should be raised to the peak before being lowered to half-staff, where they remain until sunset. Residents and officials across Florida are ...