On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the “Stars and Stripes,” the official flag of the new nation. Its 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white, five-pointed stars on a blue ...

A 1949 federal law designated Flag Day to honor the date in 1777 on which the Continental Congress approved the first national flag design. But local observances started as early as 1885.

The woman often credited with sewing the first national US flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her ...

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777—the date the Second Continental Congress adopted the American flag. Thirteen alternating ...