Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

The same is possibly the case for the Apollo 15 flag, which was planted on the moon on July 26, 1971, by astronauts David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden.

The moon is mysteriously rusting, and there's a solid chance it isn't doing so with the Apollo 11 flag standing upright on its surface.That flag reportedly fell over at some point, with Aldrin and ...

For years it sat in its burgundy box along with a document swearing that on such and such a day it had flown above Parliament ...

Platoff explains that Apollo 11's flag-raising on the moon was strictly a symbolic activity. Given that the United States was a signatory to the United Nations Treaty on Outer Space, the nation ...

Explore the fascinating history of the American flag & how it is a powerful symbol of Learn its symbolism, evolution, 50-star ...

An American icon with a surprisingly basic story . You might believe that the American flag placed on the moon comes as a result of extensive testing and analysis from scientists at NASA's most ...

Apollo 11 astronauts watched the Earth rise above the moon’s horizon on July 20, 1969. NASA / JSC. A camera was rolling as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin climbed down from the Eagle lunar lander ...

"Indepedency," an exhibit with flags related to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, is at Southampton Arts Center through ...

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...

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 ...

Although the flag left on Earth's moon during the first landing does appear in the movie, you don't actually see the moment it was planted. That omission has riled some of the more sensitive ...