At the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a new exhibition has gathered together 17 historic flags that ...

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 ...

The Flag Act of 1818 standardized the flag’s design, returning the number of stripes to 13 while adding a star for each new state. This act ensured that the flag would evolve alongside the nation.