The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a ...

Visitors at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park were given a look into local history during the park’s first-ever Civil War Weekend on Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22. Attracting a significant ...

In the Civil War, Union cavalry under Judson Kilpatrick and David Gregg rode on county roads in late June 1863, a total of 6,500 troopers. Mounted Confederates under Jeb Stuart’s command totaled ...

DES MOINES (AP) With seven descendants of Iowa Civil War soldiers standing at attention, a restored flag carried into the war by an Iowa regiment was placed on display at the Statehouse. Encased ...

The U.S. flag wasn’t as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now. Keeping flags aloft was crucial to maneuvering troops in Civil War battles, and that made flag bearers big targets ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

The castle is on fire!” the three women said as they hurried inside the Irish Bar that night in January 2010. Dan Bonner, longtime proprietor of Bonner’s Irish Pub in Center City, posed the obvious ...

Davis, captured by Union forces, was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. Hood had surrendered to Union forces in Natchez, Miss. My primary celebration on Thursday, the 160th anniversary of the ...

Being a Dirt Boy means being a part of a hardworking brotherhood, essential to F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s core mission: ensuring the security of the United States and its allies through deterrence.

Trump and his top officials stood on a stage at the National Mall behind two tanks, before two large digital American flags. Military bands and troops ... parade — who honored the Revolutionary War, ...

Parliamentarians likely will get a chance later this year to debate whether to adopt a livestock brand as an official ...