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

Finally, Fisher added, “the bedquilt was safely delivered of a large American flag, which he handed to Gen. Nelson, ... on July 10, 1873. “This is my old ship flag Old Glory,” he told her.

On Flag Day, Old Glory should be a sign of unity, not a political football | Mary Chao In July of 1987, I pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and renounced my ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

'The stars and stripes,' 'Old Glory' -- the American flag goes by many names. For centuries it has been this country's symbol. Understand its design.

The American flag is suffering from some unfortunate whiplash lately. It seems everywhere you look, Old Glory is being tossed upside down as soon as someone becomes politically outraged. On social ...

The American flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore in September 1814 had 15 stars and 15 stripes, each representing a state in the still-fledgling United States. During a battle with the ...

Marc Leepson, author of “Old Glory, Flag: An American Biography,” wrote, “Every historical study has come to the same conclusion. There’s no good historical evidence that she did.

US Patriot rescues fragment of Old Glory as pro-Hamas agitators burn American flag in viral video Man said he saw flag burning and had to do something ...

More than 30,000 people have restored the National 9/11 Flag to its old glory. "That's what I want this flag to be, a symbol -- from broken we are whole," Cintron-Rosado says. A tapestry of ...