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I photograph people with the Stars and Stripes and ask them what the flag means to them. Pictured here is retired Marine ...
A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be ...
The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the symbolism of stars. Originally, a six-pointed star was favored, but Betsy ...
Before fireworks and flag pins, Flag Day was a grassroots movement. Here’s how one educator’s passion for the Stars and Stripes sparked a national holiday. In Cherry County, Nebraska, flag ...
The American flag now has 50 stars, one for each of the 50 states. The original flag, adopted on this day in history, 1777, only had 13 stars. (iStock) ...
PHILADELPHIA — In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 ...