The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Usa.gov states that the American flag flies at half-staff when the country or a state is in mourning. The president, a state governor or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at ...

"Indepedency," an exhibit with flags related to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, is at Southampton Arts Center through ...

Here's what to know about Flag Day. It will be celebrated this Saturday, June 14, the same day as President Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C. Flag Day is always on June 14.

Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...

Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to ...