The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

The "long, lanky" man carrying the American flag on Decoration Day in May 1909 was a familiar sight at patriotic events in ...

A Portuguese container ship has collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker while the tanker was anchored in the North Sea, with both ships catching on fire, officials said.

American Eagles (1-25, 1-14 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (16-10, 8-7 Patriot) Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: American travels to Navy looking to end its 13-game road skid.

“The island had been under severe bombardment from U.S. aircraft and our Navy ships offshore,” says Jessor ... “As I looked, I suddenly saw the American flag flying. I couldn’t see anything else that ...

The front page of the Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during ...

Pfleger announced the church would fly the American flag upside-down ... He's supposed to teach love, not divide the country," Navy veteran Esteban Burgoa said. Several military veterans were ...