Peace Officers Memorial Day is celebrated annually on May 15 after President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation ...

A National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibition frames the history of slavery in a global context ...

The tradition of flying the American flag at half-staff symbolizes national mourning and respect for individuals who have ...

PHOTO National Museum of African American History and Culture A violin, a charm bracelet, a national flag and a field cradle ... farms today.” In the United States, curators interviewed ...

Learn Memorial Day flag etiquette, including when to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff and how to honor the fallen with proper ...

Usa.gov states that the American flag flies at half-staff when the country or a state is in mourning. The president, a state governor or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at ...

On Sunday, in accordance with the United States flag code, Gov ... have given their lives in the line of duty in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service during National Fallen ...

The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year ...

a man who loved and protected creation,” according to the National Catholic Reporter. When are flags flown at half-staff? There are specific holidays and events when flags are flown at half-staff in ...

Americans barely remember the Mexican-American War, but in Mexico memories of the war and other military quarrels with the United States remain ... white of the Mexican flag in ad campaigns.

Since 1956, the official motto of the United States has been "In God we trust." The phrase appears on coins, paper currency, ...

Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, is spreading like wildfire among US girls drawn by the prospect of its inclusion in the 2028 Olympics, its popularity even sparking plans ...