Federal law allows the American flag to be flown upside down, but only as a “signal of dire distress." Why has it been seen ...

The moon Six American flags were planted on the moon during the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s. After a decades-long debate over whether those flags were still standing, NASA answered the ...

The American flag, characterized by 50 stars and 13 stripes, will celebrate its 65th birthday on July 4. After Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, on July 4, 1960, the flag's new design was ...

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...

The upside-down American flag, originally an apolitical symbol used by sailors to signal that their ship was in trouble, has since been adopted by both the political left and right in protest.

June 14 will be chock-full of patriotic celebrations, not only because it is the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump 's 79th birthday, but also due to Saturday being Flag Day ...