For former President Jimmy Carter, this means flags will remain at half-staff until at least Jan. 28, covering both the ...

To, the Editor of the New-York Times: A report is drifting around that Massachusetts claims that one of the officers from her State hoisted the first American flag over Richmond. The Bay State has ...

It wasn't until the following year that the Continental Congress adopted the first American flag. The flag had 13 alternating red and white stripes which represented the original 13 colonies and ...