The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

The basic story here is simple enough: they are taking down the Star-Spangled Banner, the giant American flag that ... The contract was for $405.90. Such a large flag was not unusual for the ...

It was, of course, the huge American flag that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry on a hot summer night in 1814. "Was," because this object at hand, the original Star ... up in a large room ...

Historically, the backward flag can be traced back to the Civil War. During the war, troop had flag bearers who would carry ...

Because it's not a mark of disrespect to them; it's a mark of respect to the American flag. And they take it so seriously that it must always face forward. Now, on a flagpole that puts the stars ...