Virginia's flag, and the motto it bears, sic semper tyrannis, offer valuable lessons that are still relevant today.

Cigrand, now known as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate the observance of June 14 as the flag's birthday, or "Flag Day," for years. Just a few years later, the efforts of ...

Established in 2023 by King Salman, the day honors when King Abdul Aziz approved the official flag design in 1937—but the roots of this iconic banner go back nearly 300 years to the founding of the ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Spectators watch the St. Patrick’s Day parade from a balcony, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Boston, ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Players from nine Section III flag football teams shared the fun of preseason chatter at syracuse.com’s 2025 spring media days last week. Practice began this week, but ...

Four days of events are earmarked across Britain to mark the week of Victory in Europe Day – which sparked worldwide celebrations on May 8, 1945. There will also be a service to commemorate ...

But there’s actually a historical significance for that day in America. On March 17, 1776, American patriots drove British troops from their shores, 11 months after the Siege of Boston ...

Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day, which commemorates the day in 1776 when British troops left Boston after a protracted siege during the Revolutionary War. The 3.5-mile (5.6-kilometer ...

The annual celebration’s start time was moved to 11:30 a.m., in a bid to curb excessive rowdiness and overcrowding.