Honoring the American Flag on Flag Day today, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the United States flag, a symbol of freedom, unity, and patriotism that has waved proudly for over two centuries.

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation," according to the Smithsonian.

More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country's promise — sometimes dotted