The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

American flags are back to full-staff at the U.S. Capitol in honor of Donald Trump's inauguration, breaking the U.S. flag code's guidelines for mourning the death of Jimmy Carter ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Capitol will fly American flags at full-staff on Inauguration Day, despite the 30-day mourning period.

General flag guidelines The original guidelines took shape on June 15, 1923, when 68 national groups met in Washington, D.C., for a conference led by the American Legion. The code was recommended ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Upside down American flags are flying at demonstrations, on front porches and even over the side of one of America’s most treasured national landscapes. But what exactly does it ...

The. unit continues to exist as the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, which loaned the flag, dating to about 1775, to the Museum of the American Revolution for its exhibit, ''Banners of Liberty: ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Boy Scouts of America helped with a free flag exchange on Thursday evening. The event was held on the Battleship deck in Wilmington. People brought in flags that were ...