US flags ordered to fly at half-staff in two states today, this weekend

A violent attack, military crash, and deaths of public figures trigger multiple U.S. half‑staff flag orders in Ohio and Iowa.

Upside-down American flag at Minnesota Somali celebration sparks community chaos: 'Unfathomable'

Video shows an American flag flying upside down at a Somali Independence Day event in St. Cloud, Minn., sparking outrage and ...

The story behind Betsy Ross and the first American flag as America celebrates 250th birthday

Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first American flag in 1776 from her home in Philadelphia, while the colonies were ...

Trump breaks out historic US flags to mark America’s 250th birthday

President Trump rallied Americans around the flag during his remarks celebrating Independence Day Saturday night — several of ...

Each American flag starts with thread. Here’s how they’re made.

At Valley Forge Flag Co., outside Charleston, S.C. — one of a handful of large-scale American flag manufacturers — workers ...

American flags are everywhere this weekend. But the symbol has become politicized to a degree unseen before.

The flag is the quintessential emblem of the United States. But as the country marks its founding, the flag also has become ...

Here's the history of the huge US flag on NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building

The massive American flag on NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is a patriotic icon, but its 1976 bicentennial origin story ...
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How the American flag helped this country evolve and unite | Opinion

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary of independence, Americans will encounter a familiar sight this summer: flags flying above town squares, front porches, ball fields and government ...