On a standard American flag, there are 50 stars—white in color, all containing 5 points. There are 50 recognized states in America, hence the 50 stars. The stars are inside a blue block on the ...

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 ...

In the rural Midwest where I live, the sight of an American flag flapping gently ... side emblazoned with the familiar canton of blue with white stars and field of alternating red and white ...

the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes as the Flag's Birthday. Cigrand, now known as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate the observance of June ...