The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating Congress’ adoption of the red-white-and-blue flag with 13 stars on June 14, 1777. President Harry S. Truman designated the day as National Flag Day in 1949.

How the Confederate flag came to be. Though inextricably linked with the Confederacy, the flag was never its official symbol. When rebels fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, they flew a blue ...

The white and blue banner eliminates the red stripe of the official flag of the Russian Federation, interpreted by some anti-war activists as symbolizing blood. An anti-war protest in Gothenburg ...

The Saugus High School football team in Santa Clarita, California, will no longer carry the "Thin Blue Line" flag at games because it is "divisive," the district says.

Among the overwhelming sea of yellow and blue flags at a rally held in support of Ukraine on Sunday in London, Ont., there were a few different banners showing a red rectangle over a bar of black.

Tightened security at Saugus HS following "Thin Blue Line Flag" controversy 02:24. Saugus High School faced the Millikan Rams in a varsity playoff game amid heightened security after a Saugus ...