For the first time, our nation's American flag was flown in battle, on this day in history, Sept. 3, 1777, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware. Here's the background.

The first U.S. flag, as adopted by Congress, features 13 alternating red and white stripes along with 13 stars positioned in ...

From these Puritan beginnings, the red-and-white-striped flag gradually took on a national symbolism. It appeared in New York during the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, with nine red and white stripes ...

The red and white stripes symbolize the roads and waterways of the state. The 13 white stars around the circle represent the original colonies and four at the apex of the triangle bring the ...

There was a time when I was never sure why we Americans honor the Stars and Stripes every year on June 14. But I’ve always been glad we do, just as we will today — Flag Day. I think it’s ...

On June 14 of that year, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that says: Resolved, That the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be ...

The Grand Union Flag featured the same 13 alternating red and white stripes as the current U.S. flag; but instead of the blue field of stars in the canton, the flag had a small British Union Flag ...

Red Sox fans looking for some new hats to wear for their cookouts this summer or trips to Fenway Park should check out the brand new Stars and Stripes Headwear that was released on Monday, June 9.