Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a ...

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...

The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...

The rebranding effort seeks to establish “consistent branding" across all State Department programs and offices to best ...

A flag of this design was first carried into battle less than three months later, on Sept. 11, 1777, in the Battle of the Brandywine, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

Real patriotism requires knowledge, courage, and commitment. It requires the strength to face your country’s flaws and the clarity to fight for its virtues.

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

Between 1777 and 1960, the United States Congress passed several laws that changed the shape, design, and arrangement of the flag. The current version dates from 4 July 1960, after Hawaii had ...

The event was first observed in the late 1800s by schoolteachers around the U.S., according to the National Constitution Center, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day.

But for a lot of Americans, the celebration, and the flag itself, are more complicated than that. That’s the question that Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in show, is setting out to tackle this ...

Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy admits he is looking forward to his first true taste of United States football culture at the Club World Cup. Dortmund are one of two sides flying the ...