Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK quarterback Schyler Sacks throws a pass during the first half of a Nassau County flag football game against host Port Washington on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.

In Betsy Ross’ day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall June 6 on the National Mall in Washington. Madeline Burk, portraying Betsy Ross, holds a flag as it is hoisted up at the Betsy ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the ... — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington ...