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

To reject the flag is, in some ways, akin to rejecting part of oneself. What does it mean when so many Americans have let the flag go?

As the United States prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, patriotism among American citizens is at its lowest point ...

At Allegiance Flag Supply in North Charleston, South Carolina, more than 6,000 flags are sewn weekly. The company lives by the motto, “American sewn, American flown.” ...

While it is not a federal holiday, each year on the 14th of June our country celebrates Flag Day to honor the Second Continental Congress’ adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...