He grabbed Amanda’s hand, but the little girl hit him. When the nanny came in to help, he grabbed and threw her. Amanda immediately ran to the living room, and that’s when she lost the towel,” Lydia ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first by: JOHN HANNA Associated Press. Posted: Jun 14, 2025 / 08:04 AM EDT.

Ijono recalled the moment Amanda's uncle threw her off the balcony, hurling painful words at the little girl. He said the uncle shouted that he would meet Amanda on the cold concrete floor after ...

The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a ...

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.

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.

<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — 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 ...

The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a ...

Hana then had a first-attempt clearance of 14-8 3/4 and that put her into the lead. Amanda was still sitting in ninth place and had another third-attempt on her hands, but she came through clutch ...