The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly protected the flag from Confederate forces during the Civil War ...

Flag Day is an unofficial federal holiday that commemorates the American flag's adoption in 1777. Here are 10 facts you should know about the day of tribute.

After the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, I’m having an even more difficult time seeing the American flag as a symbol of ‘one nation under God.’ ...

The upside-down American flag, originally an apolitical symbol used by sailors to signal that their ship was in trouble, has since been adopted by both the political left and right in protest.

Halpern was an assistant U.S. attorney for 36 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego. He lives in Mission Hills.It has long been my belief that the American flag should be a unifyin… ...

A family tradition for The Flag Lady Lori Watson's mother used to sell the American flag door-to-door during her lunch break as a legal secretary. Now, Lori and her son Harrison run The Flag Lady ...

The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

Flag Day celebrates the symbolism and history of the American flag on June 14. The U.S. has celebrated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in a variety of ways when President Woodrow Wilson ...