The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants ...

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of ...

President Trump’s military parade drew a subdued crowd to Washington while hundreds of thousands protested nationwide.

At the end of “Goodnight and Good Luck,” George Clooney’s play about the extremist 1950s Sen. Joseph McCarthy and journalist ...

On June 14, 1777 the American Congress “… resolved that the flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternating red and white that the union be 13 stars white in a blue field, representing a new ...

The Indy 500 will have a special tribute to the United States Army this Memorial Day Weekend ... fans to see who will take home the checkered flag of the most prominent IndyCar.

That date, of course, is Flag Day. But by the sheerest of coincidences that is also the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. And yes, yes indeed, June 14 is also the president’s birthday.

South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common? All 10 have seen recent attempts to redesign their state flags. California’s bear ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS12) — Flags across the United States and at U.S. facilities worldwide will be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis, following a proclamation ...

A bill which would redesign ... and the United States in 1818 and did not become an official state until 1889, 80 years after Washington's death in 1799. Its current state flag was officially ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Illinoisans voted to keep the current state flag in a redesign contest. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Illinoisans have spoken: Don’t go ...