The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

Jun. 18—INDIANAPOLIS, In. — The first rules publication for high school flag football — the nation's fastest-growing emerging sport — is now available for purchase from the NFHS.

The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) The U.S. Capitol is seen past ...

More: USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25: Inaugural spring national champion crowned In 2023, about 500,000 girls ages 6-17 played flag football, according to an NFHS report in January ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, flag football has been one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, with at least 65 NCAA schools sponsoring a team at either the ...

In mid-June 2025, a five-second video circulated online that showed a Pride flag on the jumbotron at the New York Mets' Citi Field stadium. Social media users claimed that this flag replaced the U ...

Protester Annie Jones holds a U.S. Flag upside down as a sign of distress while California National Guard stand behind a barricade in Santa Ana, Calif. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Despite battling stormy weather, the CIAC held an inaugural flag football event on Saturday at Windsor High School to crown a state champion. Windsor was one of the many times that hit the gridiron.

This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...

Brady's playing quarterback for Team USA's flag football squad at the ripe age of 51 might not be all that bad. Assuming he still has arm strength and can move his body a few years from now, that ...