June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian ... the Smithsonian's ...
There's nothing quite like the vibrancy of that red, white, and blue color palette waving ... do you know how many stars and stripes are on the American flag? It seems a like a question that ...
“Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both ...
Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...
It is amazing that the State Department’s “one flag” directive could be controversial. Even more amazing is how we got here ...