In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used. The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: ...

One of the capital’s newest curiosities is an American flag bearing 51 stars rather than the regulation 50. The unusual take ...

"The American flag was first saluted by foreign naval ... President William Howard Taft issued an executive order clarifying the proportions of the flag, the arrangement of the stars and the ...

It said, “Resolved: That the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes ... neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag were set by law. As a result, flags that pre ...

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777—the date the Second Continental Congress adopted the American flag. Thirteen alternating ...

On July 5, the 50-star version of the American flag becomes the longest-serving ... Taft issued an executive order defining flags' proportions and arrangements of stars. Before that, flagmakers ...

The American flag, as we know it today ... The 1777 resolution did not set the size or proportions of the flag, or even what shape the constellation of stars should be. As a result, flags of ...

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

It's Beyonce dressed head to toe in red, white and blue, riding sidesaddle on a white galloping horse, holding its reins in her right hand and the American flag in her left with only the stripes ...