Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

The U.S. State Department’s “ One Flag Policy ” mandates that only the American flag — except for specific instances, such as ...

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

The blue rectangle, originally adopted ... used national flag in the world, the Danish flag features an uneven white cross on a red background. The cross represents Christianity.