A few different flags might be on display around Juneteenth celebrations this week. Here's a look at what they represent.

The American flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating between red and white, and a blue rectangle in the canton (upper corner nearest the ...

In mid-June 2025, a rumor spread on social media claiming that the U.S. Department of Defense ( DOD) shared a Flag Day post ...

The star and the red, white and blue flag of Juneteenth symbolizes freedom. Here's everything to know about the flag that ...

Did you know that the American flag has undergone 27 official versions since its inception, each reflecting the evolving identity of the nation Behind ...

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as Flag Day, according to the VA. On Aug. 3, 1949, Congress approved the ...

Members of Boy Scout Troop 136, which is chartered through St. George Catholic Church, recently held a ceremony to retire ...

Six white stripes, seven red stripes and 50 stars on a blue backdrop; To some, these symbols may just be shapes and colors, ...

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...

From these Puritan beginnings, the red-and-white-striped flag gradually took on a national symbolism. It appeared in New York during the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, with nine red and white stripes ...