Not all U.S. state flags are created equal—some have become flashpoints for political, cultural, and historical controversy.

The design did not include a turkey. The phrase “E Pluribus Unum,” or “Out of Many, One,” was the only piece of their original idea that was incorporated in the final seal. That official design was ...

As we approach our unique American holiday of Thanksgiving, where Americans eat 46 million turkeys and, perhaps, give thanks before football and a food stupor, I have a few thankful thoughts. I am ...

The Coast Guard said a Washington Post report that it would no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols is ...

The Senate has passed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as America’s national bird, a long overdue recognition after more than 200 years of symbolizing the country. The bill, sponsored by ...

The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited ...

As the space shuttle Discovery flew three times around Washington, a final salute before landing at Dulles airport for retirement in a museum, thousands on the ground gazed upward with marvel and ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

(NEXSTAR)—The Statue of Liberty stands majestically in the New York Harbor, where it has been welcoming people to the U.S. for more than 100 years. The iconic landmark was a gift from France to the ...