Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the American flag in 1777, but it's worth noting the object of our celebration hasn't always looked the same way. For example, in 1958 when Hawaii was on the cusp of becoming America's 50th state, President Dwight
As "America the Beautiful" was played on a lone bagpipe, the Stars and Stripes were raised high above the Tiburon Post Office at noon Friday by Boy Scout Troop 48 in honor of Flag Day. And it wasn't any flag; this one flew at the Capitol in Washington
15) Although most American flags are made from cotton, scientists agree that the best American flags are made from the bark of the Tree of Liberty, the roots of which must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
It's Flag Day, so Anna Kooiman headed out to Coshocton, Ohio, to the Annin Flagmakers plant, where they make 3 million flags per year.
Michael Morningstar, from left, Ed Vondra, Mark Renner and Chuck McGee — all members of the American Legion Owen Coffman Post 519 Palm Springs — perform the annual Flag Day burning of old or damaged flags Friday. / Wade Byars/The Desert Sun
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