Our nation’s American flag was flown in battle for the first time, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware on this day in history, Sept. 3, 1777, according to History.com.

on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates to 1885 when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand organized a ...

"WHEREAS on June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the flag which we cherish as the flag of the United States of ...

In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used. The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: ...

Matthew Calbraith Perry plans to visit a far-flung island south of Tokyo where his famed namesake ancestor gave a 31-star U.S. flag to an American ... article about a replica of the original ...

This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...

The American flag is supposed to stand for something much different: “One nation under God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all.” The country did not live up to that promise during ...

In the rural Midwest where I live, the sight of an American flag flapping gently in the breeze on Memorial Day can appear sublime, giving rise to transcendent and, I daresay, even quasi-religious ...

A timely group show in Chelsea considers the theme of the American flag in 90-plus variations on the Stars and Stripes.

Flag Day, which is celebrated annually on June 14, commemorates the day the stars and stripes flag was officially adopted as the official U.S. flag in 1777 ... Day and the American flag, including ...

Operating his own sales based business for decades; he retired in 1995 from selling wholesale electronics and gifts in 17 states but remained active in the Lakewood Elks Lodge #1777, American ...