Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 battle flag that inspired it all.

The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 ...

A historic American flag that was originally flown at half-mast to mark the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has ...

Rory Skinner brings Bradley Ray’s record-equalling run of victories to an end with victory in the final BSB race of the ...

An antislavery spy who worked for the British in New York in the 1800s lived in a house that is now home to an allergy doctor descended from Horace Greeley.

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

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

South Carolina originally sent five delegates to the Second Continental Congress but only one, Edward Rutledge, remained to ...

Now, five years on, the ever-energetic John Giltenan, who originally hails from Caherdavin, has reignited the Limerick flame ...

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