The American flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating between red and white, and a blue rectangle in the canton (upper corner nearest the ...

The white is for purity, the red is for valor and blue is for justice. 4. Some nicknames for the American flag are "old glory," "star-spangled banner," "red, white and blue" and "Stars and Stripes." ...

From these Puritan beginnings, the red-and-white-striped flag gradually took on a national symbolism. It appeared in New York during the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, with nine red and white stripes ...

Celebrating the Stars and Stripes: 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 ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum kicked off its Independence Day celebration by unveiling a rare 21-star ...

Why 50 stars and 13 stripes on U.S. flag? Between 1777 and 1960, the United States Congress passed several laws that changed the shape, design, and arrangement of the flag.

Flag Day is celebrated each year on June 14 in the U.S. It's not a federal holiday, but Americans still recognize it as a special day for the country. Here are delicious recipes for the day.

The American flag has had many variations, 27 to be exact. The 13-star flag was adopted on June 14, 1777—later designated as ...

Congress passed its first flag act on June 14, 1777: “Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday hung the Stars and Stripes at the US Capitol to celebrate Flag Day after the White House caught flak for its own Pride flag display days earlier.