According to State House records, there have been at least eight attempts to revise the New Hampshire state flag since 1989, ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a reported heavy police presence in Wilkes-Barre Monday night. Police ...

Regular readers of this column may remember my interest in the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence dated May 20, 1775, a date enshrined on North Carolina’s state flag.

For those who prefer their meals to come from the sea (and let’s face it, in Connecticut, that’s a lot of us), the “Roasted ...

Regular readers of this column may remember my interest in the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence dated May 20, 1775, a date enshrined on North Carolina’s state flag.

The Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia recently uncovered new evidence supporting the claim that a seamstress sewed the first Stars and Stripes national ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the state of Utah are currently at Full Staff. Jan. 15, 2025 – Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States ...

Historians have backed away from the claim that Ross sewed the first American flag in 1776 at her upholstery shop on Arch Street, for lack of concrete documentation. The story was put forth in the ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...