History Lessons

Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Moment That Changed America — and the Flags That Carried a Nation Toward Freedom

When Americans reflect on the birth of the nation, few images are as powerful — or as symbolic — as George Washington leading his army across the icy waters of the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776. This daring moment didn’t just shift the course of the Revolutionary War. It preserved the dream of American… continue

History Lessons

“This Flag Dips to No Earthly King”: The Legacy of the American Flag at the Olympics

The 1908 Opening Ceremony That Changed Everything At the 1908 London Olympics, the U.S. flag bearer was Ralph Rose, a powerful Irish‑American shot‑put champion. As Team USA paraded past King Edward VII’s royal box, Rose did not dip the American flag, breaking with international ceremony norms.  According to later legend—first printed around 1952—teammate Martin Sheridan proclaimed, “This… continue

Announcements

We Say Absolutely Not!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Maria CoffeyGettysburg Flag® WorksEmail: [email protected]: 518-479-3153Website: www.gettysburgflag.com Gettysburg Flag® Works Responds to Ad Rejections: The American Flag Is Not a Political Statement East Greenbush, NY — August 7th 2025 — Gettysburg Flag Works, a long-standing American business dedicated to the manufacture and sale of high-quality American flags, is speaking out following recent ad rejections… continue