Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the patriotic Fourth of July is still nearly a month away, a national holiday in June honors our nation's flag — and a ...

Since alleged gunman Dylann Roof has been charged with the killing of nine people inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, major debate has shifted over to ...

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. During the Revolutionary ...

While Saturday marks the date of a military parade in Washington, D.C. Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump's 79th birthday, it also marks the observance of a lesser-known holiday.

During the Revolutionary War, the infant United States of America flew several different flags. That all changed on June 14, 1777, when Congress passed the Flag Resolution of 1777, establishing the ...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. While observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday, though Pennsylvania recognizes it as a state holiday. Flag Day, a ...