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

The Chinese republic first had a flag of 5 horizontal stripes, then in 1928 the ‘Blue Sky, White Sun, and the Vast Red Earth’. In 1949 came the 5-star Red Flag ...

A band of pioneering Western photographers sought to capture China’s landscapes, cities and people, captivating audiences back home and sparking a homegrown photography movement in the process.

Professor Krystyn Moon talked about anti-immigration laws in the 19th century, focusing on Chinese immigrants. She described how an influx of Chinese immigrants on the West Coast during the 1800s ...

Bridgman, who stocks roughly 3,000 mostly 19th century flags, says it is not from 1818. “If it was,” he said, “I would have been after it at the auction. ...

This image provided by Heritage Auctions, shows 21-star U.S. flag. Illinois state investigators are scrutinizing the purchase by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum of this 21-star ...

Bridgman, who stocks roughly 3,000 mostly 19th century flags, says it is not from 1818. “If it was,” he said, “I would have been after it at the auction.” ...

In the 19th Century rural Chinese villages and great cities of Lisa See’s “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” as in the modern imagination of Kingston’s immigrant parents, the birth of a ...

19th-Century ‘Humiliation’ Haunts China-U ... The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age.” “There’s a lingering memory of that history from the 19th century that goes a long ...

By John O’Connor. The AP was alone in reporting that the executive inspector general for Illinois has begun an investigation into the purchase of a 19th century flag by the state-run Abraham Lincoln ...

Bridgman, who stocks roughly 3,000 mostly 19th century flags, says it is not from 1818. “If it was,” he said, “I would have been after it at the auction.” This is not the first possible ...