Old Glory, the weather-beaten 17- by 10-foot banner that has long ... He more likely named the flag when reflecting on his adventurous 20-year career as an American merchant seaman who sailed ...

The basic story here is simple enough: they are taking down the Star-Spangled Banner, the giant American flag that hangs in the National Museum of American History, for a three-year conservation ...

Just as the US flag dips to no man or king, and you will see even at the Olympic ceremonies, the American flag is the only one that doesn't dip to the head of state of the host country.

February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon ... upside-down American flag, which Yosemite ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...