The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

The first American flag to be flown into space and return to Earth intact did so 60 years ago this month — nine months earlier than another flag said to hold the same distinction. The U.S. flag ...

Even though the first official flag of our nation was the Stars and Stripes, the first actual national flag of America was called the Continental Colors. According to Dr. Whitney Smith, the ...

The Flag Act of 1777: The Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act on June 14, 1777, with the following resolution: "Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes ...

Betsy Ross will always be known as the first flag trailblazer! CC BY History101, Evolution of the United States Flag (1775 - 2024), YouTube, //www.youtube.com ...

The First Flag Stories. Share full article. Dec. 25, 1865. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 25, 1865, Page 5 Buy Reprints.

The story that Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag was first told by her family nearly 100 years later. Ross is known to have sewn flags, but there is no proof she made the historic one.

Flag Day’s start: While the adoption of the first U.S. flag happened on June 14, 1777, Flag Day was initially established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, according to the Library of Congress.

Utah First 45-star American flag flown over US Capitol in 1896 returned to Utah government 100+ years later: report Utah was named America’s 45th state on Jan. 4, 1896 ...

The first flag of this design was carried into battle on Sept. 11, 1777, during the Battle of Brandywine, according to the VA. When was Flag Day first celebrated?

The First American Flag Over Richmond. Share full article. April 27, 1865. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 27, 1865, Page 1 Buy Reprints.