As we celebrate Flag Day, take a moment to reflect on the significance of this revered emblem. Sign up for our Newsletters. The American flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, consists of ...

This is, of course, in stark contrast to the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes. So what does a nine star flag mean in the U.S.? The American people have some concerns.

Fiftyyears ago today, on Independence Day 1960, the United States officially adopteduse of the 50-star American flag, increasing the star-count by one to recognizeHawaii's statehood. This, the ...

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 ...

Or any of the 37 states that entered the union after 1777. When the U.S. Olympic Committee created the logo about six years ago, it chose to go with the 13-star flag because it would be too ...

The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

With the 4th of July approaching the American flag will be seen on apparel everywhere, but is that against flag code?