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 ...

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the ... blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

It seemed the Stars and Stripes were everywhere, enjoying an extraordinary status in American ... flag flown by George Washington's Continental Army (a circle of 12 yellow stars on a blue ...

Just a quick question, though: do you know how many stars and stripes are on the American flag? It seems a like a question that any citizen would know the answer to, sure, but there's actually ...

A curtain would fall to reveal it, filling an entire wall of the National Museum of American ... flag — 42 by 30 feet, with 15 stars stretching 26 inches across and two-foot stripes — 15 ...

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 ...

How much do you really know about the American flag? Test your knowledge about the stars and stripes with this American Flag quiz. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress resolved that America ...