The U.S. flag wasn't as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as ... Lucy A. Rodriguez sews the stripes for a large U.S. flag at Dixie Flag and Banner, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in San Antonio ...

Members of the community celebrated Flag Day and the 250th birthday of the United States Army in Westfield Saturday afternoon. Skip to content. WWLP.

By The Associated Press More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country’s promise ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Islanders paused to hold sacred the nation’s banner Saturday, with dozens commemorating Flag Day at the Staten Island Elks Lodge 841 in Greenridge. More than 50 ...

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 ...

Lucy A. Rodriguez sews the stripes for a large U.S. flag at Dixie Flag and Banner, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) When did the U.S. flag become sacred to many Americans?

America's flag throughout history. The 50 stars and 13 stripes that make up the U.S. flag will celebrate its 65 birthday on July 4. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and on July 4, 1960, the ...

It is time to retire the banner and hoist another flag, indicating a new ruler. Happy Flag Day! Ashlie Miller lives in Concord with her family. About Post Lifestyles.

The holiday's origins trace back to 1885 with a Wisconsin schoolteacher's classroom assignment about the flag's significance. June 14 also marks the U.S. Army's birthday, established in 1775.

Lucy A. Rodriguez sews the stripes for a large U.S. flag at Dixie Flag and Banner, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ... The U.S. flag wasn’t as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now.

Lucy A. Rodriguez sews the stripes for a large U.S. flag at Dixie Flag and Banner, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ... The U.S. flag wasn’t as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now.