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 search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

Argentina has a blue and white flag. The flag's colours symbolise the sky, the waters of the Rio de la Plata, and peace ...

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 ...

Flags originated on battlefields as a means of identification and hierarchy. Over the years, they have evolved to incorporate symbols significant to the countries they represent. Click through as ...

On a standard American flag, there are 50 stars—white in color, all containing 5 points. There are 50 recognized states in ...