"The American flag was first saluted by foreign naval ... In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used," said the museum.

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be ...

Honoring the American Flag on Flag Day today, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the United States flag, a symbol of ...

The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the ...

At a time when President Donald Trump is implementing numerous potential changes to the United States government, people became aware of nine stars on American flags on official government websites.

Our nation’s American flag was flown in ... established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star ...

The stripes represent the 13 original colonies. The 50 stars represent the number of states. Flag Bead Pins - Use seed beads and safety pins to make a flag or other patriotic pin.(See #'s 13,60-66 ...

In 1885—when Cigrand was 19 years old and the flag contained 38 stars—the young teacher instructed his students in Ozaukee County to write essays entitled, “What the American flag means to ...

The 32nd state wouldn't have to wait long to lose its "new guy" status in the sea of stars that marks the upper-left corner of the American flag. When Virginia decided to secede from the United ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key's famed song that went on to become the United States' national anthem, pays tribute to a flag that has symbolized the American experiment for centuries.

A large American flag was raised. Key saw it and wrote a poem that became the national anthem. The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled ...