Each state's flag is representative of its history and distinct symbols.Here are the 50 official state flags from Alabama to Wyoming, as well as Washington D.C., and their significances.

In response to the Mother Emanual AME shooting in Charleston, SC, lawmakers and protestors rallied to bring down the ...

Thanksgiving in Alabama: 'Yankee' holiday didn't catch on until after Civil War After the war, Alabama had Thanksgiving on Dec. 7, 1865, and Nov. 29, 1866; Previously the South thought of it as a ...

Find out the interesting history behind all 50 of the U.S. state flags The U.S. state flags, explained The American flag, the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory—whatever you want to call it, there’s ...

DES MOINES (AP) With seven descendants of Iowa Civil War soldiers standing at attention, a restored flag carried into the war by an Iowa regiment was placed on display at the Statehouse. Encased ...

Exploring Civil War Furnace that was used to supply Selma with the iron needed for cannon balls, guns and cannons. Tannehill State Park is not a place to dig history but is definitely a place to ...

Efforts across Illinois are being spearheaded by private groups to restore the state’s prized Civil War flag collection, one of the most extensive in the nation.

The Confederate flag's history as a symbol of racial hatred, rather than a benign emblem of lost heritage, was on full display at the Capitol.

On Monday, Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the state holiday?

“Here We Rest” was in place from after the Civil War for about 70 years. In 1939, the state legislature adopted an Alabama Coat-of-Arms and the new state motto.

The design also came from flags flown in the Civil War. Due to the lack of knowledge and visibility of Vermont's state flag until 1923, many Vermonters flew regimental flags from the Civil War to ...