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: ...

Because it's not a mark of disrespect to them; it's a mark of respect to the American flag. And they take it so seriously that it must always face forward. Now, on a flagpole that puts the stars ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times ... Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight The flag he saw wasn’t the flag we saw. It wasn’t until 1818 ...

The American flag’s design was first defined on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress, specifying 13 horizontal stripes and 13 stars to represent ... and coils of 100, 3,000, and 10,000.