As the new country developed it became evident that a flag should be created as a symbolic representation of it. The ...

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: ...

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Don Persson Renton Senior Activity Center, a presentation of the 27 flags of the United States was ...

All of this underscores the importance of the flag—and the holiday itself—in recognizing America's history of slavery, the inequality that existed 159 years ago and exists today, and the hope ...

The first North Carolina state flag in history was heavily inspired by the first Confederate States of America flag. This flag didn't have the blue X-shape of later Confederate flags.

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...