How did Black Americans regard independence? Frederick Douglass’s powerful 1852 speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of ...

President Donald Trump was greeted with an elaborate welcome ceremony outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People before beginning high-stakes bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Rev. Trish Sullivan Vanni reflects on Eden Prairie’s Memorial Day observance, patriotic songs and what it means to say ...

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid ...

I love minor league sports, and one of the reasons for this is that you could show up for a game, and then suddenly find yourself staring down the barrel of a fever dream. Case in point: Ronald ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Gray Media and WAVE are launching the Star-Spangled Sing-Off, a contest that invites Americans to send in their best acapella rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” for a ...

A Zephyrhills man plays the Star-Spangled Banner every Memorial Day as a tribute to his country and his father.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs is gearing up for a blockbuster Independence Day celebration this year as the Star-Spangled Symphony returns to Ford Amphitheater for what organizers ...

Bowie, Maryland, native Jan Scruggs was 19 when he joined the army in 1968, during the Vietnam War. Scriuggs returned home wounded, but envisioned a way to remember those he lost. His idea faced ...

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