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 ...

A flag by any other shape would fly as sweet, but it would probably be a pretty big eyesore, based on the original design ...

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 ...

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress resolved that America’s flag should feature 13 white stars on a blue field and 13 alternating red and white stripes, chosen to represent the 13 ...

The stars are inside a blue block on the top left corner ... Why are there 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes on the flag? Good question! While it's known that the 13 stripes represent the original ...