Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence July 4. Preparation for America 250 has been going on ...

Flags have been ordered to fly at half-staff in four states this weekend and next week in honor of local losses and tragedies. Orders to lower flags to half-staff across four U.S. states highlight the ...

Those of us who grew up a bit back, and some of our more contemporary friends, will remember that George M. Cohan song, "You’re A Grand Old Flag." A little bit about Cohan from Wikipedia: “George ...

There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and Florida's governor also can order flags to be flown at half-staff. There are ...

On June 14, 1777, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution declaring “that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be ...

Flags were at half-staff across Arizona and the United States on Sunday, May 3, and Monday, May 4, in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day and Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Day. Since ...

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence July 4. Preparation for America 250 has been going on since 2016 and is finally coming to fruition with a countrywide ...