Nov. 12, 1896 The New Era Band will give a grand ball at Concordia Hall on Thanksgiving evening, music by the Ideal Orchestra. Tickets are 50 cents a couple. Plant to attend. Wm. H.

A painting by a Manhattan artist is going down in Kansas history. Phyllis Garibay-Coon, the first woman to have a painting ...

Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.

The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...

Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.

Just 16 years later in 1889, American journalist Elizabeth Cochran set the world record for travelling around the world in 72 days. In 1903, American bicycle manufacturers Wilbur and Orville ...

Just 16 years later in 1889, American journalist Elizabeth Cochran set the world record for travelling around the world in 72 days. In 1903, American bicycle manufacturers Wilbur and Orville Wright ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag would be planted on Mars. "The United States will once again consider ...

Michael M. Santiago/Getty; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty “The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration,” Trump ...