During the American Revolution—and before the United States standardized its familiar stars and stripes—the patriots carried ...

Test your knowledge about the stars and stripes with this American Flag quiz. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress resolved that America’s flag should feature 13 white stars on a blue ...

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 ...