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 by the ...

It was Wednesday, June 19, when Major General Gordon Granger and his troops rode into Galveston, bringing with them General Order No. 3, a proclamation officially ending slavery in the state of Texas.

Fall colors can be seen in the foreground of the American flag on the Fort McCoy Garrison Headquarters flag pole Sept. 29, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fall colors generally hit their peak at Fort McCoy ...

Wednesday, June 14, is Flag Day. We encourage everyone to fly their American flag high, not just on that day but every day. Groups of flags flying are always impressive. Whether lining a boulevard, a ...

With June pride parades approaching, it’s time to refresh your knowledge of the many pride flags you may see waving in windows and on the street. It’s more than the classic rainbow flag – variations ...

Pikes Peak’s “purple mountain majesties” may have inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write her poem “America the Beautiful” in 1893. But it’s another set of colors that inspired the design for Colorado’s ...

Six American flags were planted on the moon during the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s. After a decades-long debate over whether those flags were still standing, NASA answered the question in ...