Team USA is still very much alive in the World Baseball Classic. When manager Joe Torre's squad takes on the Dominican Republic Thursday night, it will once again have a rather tattered U.S. flag hanging in its dugout. As one might assume, it's no ordinary flag — it used to fly over U...
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States (More info)
1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev...