Tuesday was Today is Flag Day. It commemorates the Stars and Stripes adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, as the U.S. flag. Although Flag Day is a legal holiday only in Pennsylvania, ...

For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. What does its history tell us? Although centuries old, the Union flag – ...

Every year in June, rainbow flags emerge on the façades of homes and businesses to celebrate Pride. The market for rainbow party favors and rainbow novelty clothing booms. In the other months of the ...

Before fireworks and flag pins, Flag Day was a grassroots movement. Here’s how one educator’s passion for the Stars and Stripes sparked a national holiday. In Cherry County, Nebraska, flag raising ...

The rainbow flag, which has become a universal symbol of hope for LGBTQ people around the world, first flew in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza for Gay Pride Day, on June 25, 1978. It had eight ...

Brush up on the history of the rainbow flag and how it became a universally recognized symbol for LGBTQ+ pride In June, you might notice an increasing number of rainbow flags around town. It’s Pride ...

There’s one symbol that has risen over all others for the LGBTQ community: the rainbow flag, and more than ever it has become synonymous with our community and our struggles. How did this become the ...

Stuck between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, Flag Day often gets overlooked. Perhaps not completely ignored, but Flag Day isn't celebrated as much as other holidays associated with our nation's ...

ISIS, the terrorist group also known as the Islamic State, has tried to legitimize its existence by declaring a territory — what it calls a "caliphate" — and raising a flag in the name of its ...