The resolution read: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new ...

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 Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution stipulating that the American flag would have thirteen red and white stripes and 13 white stars "in a blue field" on June 14, 1777.

June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating Congress’ adoption of the red-white-and-blue flag with 13 stars on June 14, 1777. President Harry S. Truman designated the day as National Flag Day in 1949.

Team USA uses a 13-star flag because 50 would create a mess on the uniforms. The 13-star flag is still an official flag, even the non-Betsy Ross version. See more stories on Insider's business page.

In celebration of Independence Day, T&C assembled a selection of antique American flags and textiles currently available through Jeff R. Bridgman, the country's foremost dealer. While there are ...

that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The 13-star ...