Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push for ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag ...

You can picture the scene: the clatter of boots on wooden platforms, tanks leaving war-torn cities, the embrace of families, and a nation attempting to stitch itself back together. The welcome was not ...