General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, including his ninth grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day ...

Cohan’s famous verse reminds us that a flag can call a nation back to its core values in times of distress. But, in a nation ...

That Time the FBI Conspired To Get George Foreman an Award for Boxing In 1968, the feds thought that the boxing champion—and future grill salesman—could be a potent weapon against the left.

Foreman’s decision to wave a tiny American flag after his Olympic gold medal win in 1968 was seen by some as a response to the Black power salute track and field champions Tommie Smith and John ...

Foreman’s decision to wave a tiny American flag after his Olympic gold medal win in 1968 was seen by some as a response to the Black power salute track and field champions Tommie Smith and John Carlos ...

(Editor’s Note: With the passing of George Foreman on March 21, OMP resident Dave Murphy harks back to 1968, when everything was riding on Foreman’s fight with Soviet fighter Jonas Cepulis, including ...

Puncher’s tale: George Foreman’s ability with his fists helped him escape a life of hardship, poverty and crime. In addition to winning Olympic gold as an amateur, he enjoyed two heavyweight ...

Before any of these was the naive teenager from Houston’s poorest neighborhood who celebrated his win at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City by waving a tiny American flag on a stick.