On December 29, 2024, the nation mourned the passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. Carter was 100 ...

On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, ...

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House Bill 1938, if approved, would establish a committee to oversee the process of designing and adopting a new state flag.

The state's green flag was adopted a century ago, but voters would have the final say on any redesign if the bill passes.

A partisan fight over whether Washington's flag truly represents the state in the best way it could is brewing in Olympia, ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

A new Republican-led bill proposes designating June 14 as a federal holiday to celebrate Donald Trump’s birthday and Flag Day. Introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, the bill argues Trump deserves ...

US Marines launched a scathing attack on Iwo Jima island during World War II. Capturing the island, about eight kilometres ...

In the wake of Pacific Palisades’ recent devastation from a fierce wildfire, nearly 100 American flags have begun to line the ...

A local man was part of the liberation of the Czech Republic and brought back a symbol that’s been displayed ever since in a ...

That the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and the inauguration of Trump occurred on the same day is one of the ironies ...