June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

The stars form an arch inside of a blue square at the top left corner of the flag, with the number "76" under it. What's ...

Several of the users spreading the claim said the flag originated with the Confederacy and the U.S. Civil War, referencing it ...

“Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both ...

Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union. The blue field with the six-pointed white star represents Chicago. The negative ...

The Centennial Flag, created in 1918 to commemorate a century of Illinois statehood. A white star on a blue stripe, flanked by ten stars on each side, for a total of 21. It’s colorless and dull.

Some interpret the red, white and blue stripes as the highways that will take the scattered Assyrians back to their ancestral homeland. Above the blue star is the image of the Assyrian god Assur, who ...

The flag consists of five horizontal stripes: Two blue stripes representing the traditional color for baby boys, two pink stripes representing the traditional color for baby girls, and a white stripe ...