1776 The first American flag is made. Though Betsy Ross often gets the credit, historians aren't sure she had anything to do with it. It was probably designed by Francis Hopkinson, ...

America declared its independence. Learn the history and meaning of the Declaration of Independence and why it's the American ...

A graphic mock-up of a street in the 1776 Gastonia development in North Carolina showing American flags as part of the architectural plans for the new build.

Flag Day, which takes place annually on June 14, is as oft-forgotten holiday, once called the “runty stepchild among American national holidays” in the New York Times. This year’s ...

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1776, which is the day the Continental Congress agreed on what the nation’s flag would look like. In 1916, President Wilson issued a proclamation of June 14 as ...

Today's question: I have a bicentennial 1776 American flag. The 1776 has 11 stars surrounding it, and above the numbers are two additional stars totaling the 13 original colonies.

A federal judge slammed one of the January 6 rioters for waving a 1776 flag while storming the US Capitol, saying his attempt to overturn a democratic election betrayed the values of the American ...

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year, commemorating the adoption of the American flag's design in 1777. While not a federal holiday, ... “According to legend, in 1776, ...