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 ...

The red stripe in the center ... and national identity. The flag of New Zealand features a dark blue field with the Union Jack in the top left corner and four red stars with white borders to ...

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 ...

Malaysia The 14 red-and-white stripes as well as the 14 arms in the star ... National Congress, the red, white and blue are reminiscent of the flags of the European colonists and the former ...

The center blue ... meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union. The blue field with the six-pointed white star represents Chicago.