On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the “Stars and Stripes,” the official flag of the new nation. Its thirteen ...

The county adopted Juneteenth as its own holiday in 2021, the same year as its designation as a national holiday.

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as Flag Day, according to the VA. On Aug. 3, 1949, Congress approved the ...

It was the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers finally arrived in Texas to enforce the Emancipation ...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. While observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday, though Pennsylvania recognizes it as a state holiday. Flag Day ...

Morrow County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Weston Sherrer was shot and killed on the ... There was a brief moment of silence as blue and red lights from parked police vehicles shone in the background.

E-Verify, the government’s automated immigration status verification tool, is highly effective in confirming a person’s right ...

Wisconsin state leaders spent the week leading up to Juneteenth recognizing the holiday and calling for the fight for freedom ...