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Why Do We Call American Flags 'Old Glory'? The Full Story Behind the Patriotic Nickname

The now common phrase dates back to a 19th century ship captain whose American flag traveled the world The American flag got its nickname "Old Glory" from 19th-century sea captain William Driver After ...
Odessa American

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

TOPEKA, Kan. 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 Saturday’s modern ...
Daily Reporter

American Flag retirement ceremony pays respect to Old Glory

MCCORDSVILLE — Members of New Palestine American Legion Post 182 and Boy Scouts from Troop 254 gathered in the back yard of Legion member Larry Nigh Monday evening for a special American Flag ...
Buffalo News

OLD GLORY DAYS ONE OF AMERICA'S OLDEST FLAGS WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO OLD FORT NIAGARA , WHERE IT PROUDLY FLEW BEFORE BEING CAPTURED IN THE WAR OF 1812

Flag Day at Old Fort Niagara on Friday will set the stage for the return to the fort of one of the oldest surviving American flags. The fort is getting its original War of 1812 garrison flag back.
HeraldNet

Four grand old flags on block

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Three rare American Revolutionary War flags that might have been made by Betsy Ross went on public display Friday for the first time in nearly 226 years. “I’ve called these sacred ...