The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

The Reverence for Old Glory that Inspired Flag Day Arose Decades After Betsy Ross Sewed Her First The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the ...

The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a ...

Onlookers watch in the dark during Monday evening’s flag burning ceremony held by American Legion Post 182 out of New Palestine. Hundreds of worn American flags were properly disposed of by fire.

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 ...

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 Saturday’s ...

The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.