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Army celebrates its 249th birthday
Army Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRandy George in a birthday video message. The senior enlisted soldier shared his remarks in the same video. “Since 1775 U.S. Army soldiers have answered...
Betsy Ross Probably Didn’t Design the First American Flag
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThere is no evidence to suggest Betsy Ross designed the American flag. Instead, historians credit...
The Dark Side of Alexander Hamilton
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSome of the participants in the Democracy's various revolts did indeed want to level wealth and cancel debts. Among the most extreme was Herman Husband,...
A Copy of The Declaration of Independence Could Sell for $5 Million at Sotheby’s
Barron s Online· 5 days agoOne of five surviving recorded copies of a subsequent edition of The Declaration of Independence...
Supreme Court Justice's wife under fire on Flag Day: "traitor"
Newsweek· 3 days agoThe wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faced criticism on Flag Day in the U.S., with one...
United States Army celebrates its 249th birthday
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 3 days agoOn June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year, creating the...
EDITORIAL: Saluting the flag
The Tifton Gazette, Ga. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 12—Flag Day is observed each year on June 14. Why? On June 14, 1777, America's Continental Congress "resolved that the flag of the United States be ...
From displaying a flag, to the biggest one around, learn about Flag Day with these stories
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt's Flag Day! It's one of those holidays we love to celebrate with stories — whether about the...
On This Day, June 14: Grenfell Tower fire kills 72 in London
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGreville Pooley sued Cicely Jordan in Charles City, Va., for jilting him for another man. In 1775,...
June 14 has special meaning for three TSTC Paramedic students
Tribune via AOL· 5 days agoFor three Texas State Technical College Paramedic students, the date has added meaning. U.S. Army veterans David Aman, Sarah Franklin and Shawn James take a few minutes every year to celebrate ...