The United States became a nation in 1776 when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, severing the ...

Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found. So how did this story get started?

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Ryan Gosling stars in First Man, which is directed by Damien ... and memorable part of the quest - the planting of the American flag on the Moon. The flag is visible in the background in later ...