Red, white, and blue flags studded with 50 stars and 13 stripes fly all over the United States of America, but that hasn't always been the case. In its 243 years of existence, "Old Glory" has had ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

The first flag of the United States is a symbol of liberty with a rich history. Uncover the story behind the flag of America, its design, and the meaning of the stars and stripes, and facts about ...

CELEBRATIONS Why the United States of America flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes. June 14 marks Flag Day in America, and clearly the world famous Stars and Stripes plays an important role.

From the time the Continental Congress gave the stars and stripes its stamp of approval in 1777 amid the American Revolution, the flag of the United States of America has been an emblematic symbol ...

One product of this southernification is that you can now find rebel flags hanging in states like Michigan (which lost 13,000 sons in service of the Union cause), Ohio (31,000), Wisconsin (11,000 ...

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars ...

The majority of American flags feature 5-point stars, while the Bennington Flag features 7-point stars. One particular Bennington Flag was flown in Germany in 1968-1970.

In 1990, Congress passed the Flag Protection Act to outlaw knowingly burning or otherwise defacing the American flag. The Supreme Court shot down that law as well, holding that it violated the ...

The flag at the United States Capitol flying at half staff in respect for the memory of Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady of Georgia and First Lady of the United States, on Monday, November 27 ...

There have also been five opening ceremony American flag bearers born outside the United States: Pat McDonald, one of three people to serve as flag bearer in two different Olympics (1920 and 1924 ...