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 Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag on June 14, 1777.

The First Flag Act declared that the new flag would have "13 stripes alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." ...

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 ...

Looking for a festive way to celebrate your favorite holidays? This Patriotic Charcuterie Board is one of the easiest ways to ...

RECIPES Celebrate Flag Day on June 14 with these red, white and blue recipes In 1777, America adopted the stars and stripes for the US flag, though it's seen many changes over time ...

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.

June 14 marks Flag Day in America, and clearly the world famous Stars and Stripes plays an important role.

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

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 ...

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag on June 14, 1777.

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 ...