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The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...
The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...
The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury has voiced strong opposition to stock trading by members of Congress, declaring that lawmakers should ...
The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may have been puzzled by ...
The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.
On June 14, 1777, Congress passed the Flag Resolution of 1777. In 1949, President Truman designated June 14 as national Flag Day. President Trump was born on Flag Day in 1946.
The Reverence for Old Glory That Inspired Flag Day Arose Decades After Betsy Ross Sewed Her First TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...
Old Glory's Name: The nickname "Old Glory" was given to a large American flag owned by Captain William Driver of Massachusetts in 1831. He flew it on his ship and then protected it during the ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...