On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the design of the official American Flag, which had 13 red and white stripes, to symbolize the original 13 colonies.

July 4th is the perfect time for an all-you-can- heat barbecue. Celebrating independence since 1776. Lucky to be born under the stars and stripes. The American flag continues to wave over the home of ...

The flag desecration amendment would only dishonor our ancestors' struggle for freedom of speech by abridging that freedom.John RutherfordExcerpted from Letter to the Editor published in the San ...

Today, Flag Day, celebrates the American flag as a symbol of freedom, history and national strength. In our schools, when children and youth recite the Pledge of Allegiance, it is my hope that ...

The flag speaks to American freedom, but the American flag isn’t free, is it? Americans have paid for it. Listen to “The Chicago Way” podcast, with John Kass and Jeff Carlin, here .

They do so for a reason: People all over the world understand that the American flag stands for freedom. The people of Britain and France understood it in 1917 just as they did in 1944.

Isn’t it interesting that when letter writer Dave Brewster (“Don’t let the far-right hijack the American flag”) arbitrarily happens to see a pickup truck driven by an unknown person and ...

The first television advertisement for President Biden’s re-election campaign aired on Wednesday, an opening salvo that leans heavily on images of the American flag, warns of domestic threats to ...