It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777. The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue ...

Flag Day in the United States has never been about fireworks or backyard barbecues. It’s a quieter, more reflective observance—meant to honor the birth of the American flag and the ideals it ...

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars ...

Flag Day, like other notable and patriotic celebrations, will be observed (once again) on June 14. Here's what we have learned about the holiday.

It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777. The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue ...

Flag Day, a national holiday that honors our nation's flag, is Saturday, June 14, amid a weekend that also celebrates Father's Day and the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.

Joe Tennis' weekly column "Tennis Anyone?" is on hiatus until this fall. Flag Day is commemorated each year in the United States on June 14. Though Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, the ...

Celebrating the stars and stripesCelebrating the Stars and Stripes: Honoring the American Flag on Flag Day today, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the United States flag, a symbol of ...

I have always been fascinated by flags. Call me a vexillophile (a person who has a special interest in flags), but whether it is the Nordic cross that is prevalent ...