However, there was a brief period in which the American flag bore 15 stripes. The Smithsonian reports that the Act of January 13, 1794, allowed for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795.

But as Trump and several children used markers to color in various American symbols, the president seemed to forget the red, white and blue color scheme of the U.S. flag he once hugged.

Photographs suggest the 45th president colored one of the flag's stripes blue, though the evidence so far is not definitive. Dan MacGuill Published Aug. 27, 2018 ...

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 ...

In Donald Trump's eyes, anyone who kneels during the National Anthem is a "son of a bitch." But the 45th U.S. president could apparently use another grade school lesson or two on the American flag ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday hung the Stars and Stripes at the US Capitol to celebrate Flag Day after the White House caught flak for its own Pride flag display days earlier.

Veronica Gonzalez Gomez, production supervisor assistant, sews the lower stripes together to make an American flag at North American Manufacturing on June 28, 2021 in Scranton, Pa.

To celebrate the American flag, June 14 is thus known as Flag Day. Although Flag Day is observed on a smaller scale than neighboring patriotic holidays like Memorial Day and Independence Day , the ...

Its bold red, white and blue color scheme has become synonymous with the United States, ... Standard American flags always have 13 stripes, as established in the original 1777 statute. Advertisement.