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

American flag designs appear everywhere during the Fourth of July. Many uses, though, go against what federal guidelines consider respectful.

"The Star-Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key's famed song that went on to become the United States' national anthem, pays tribute to a flag that has symbolized the American experiment for ...

This American flag, available on Amazon in a variety of sizes, and is 100% American-made. It’s a high-quality flag that won’t fade, even when exposed to rain, sun or snow.

For many, the American flag represents freedom and national pride — but some argue it’s taken on a role more like a religious ...

June 14 marks Flag Day, an unofficial federal holiday that commemorates the American flag. The day also serves as an anniversary of the national flag’s adoption in 1777, which was commissioned ...

Officials at Alaska’s famed Denali National Park are in hot water after allegedly telling construction crews at the park not to fly the American flag. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, penned a ...

S ometime before he died in 2012, my grandfather gave me an American flag. It was not the truly unusual flag he had once possessed. That one was an enormous star-spangled banner that had belonged ...

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars ...

Other Flag Day facts and history. Other interesting facts about the American Flag can be found at the National Flag Foundation website, including:. The Red, White and Blue: Red symbolizes ...