Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless ... It wasn’t until 1818 that Congress decided the flag would have 13 stripes and an additional star for each new state. Clague: One interesting ...

The American flag’s design was first ... with the number of stars increasing as new states joined the Union. Notably, from 1795 to 1818, the flag featured 15 stripes to represent the 15 states ...

The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners were first flown by families during World War I. The flag included a blue star for every ...

Because it's not a mark of disrespect to them; it's a mark of respect to the American flag. And they take it so seriously that it must always face forward. Now, on a flagpole that puts the stars ...

the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes as the Flag's Birthday. Cigrand, now known as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate the observance of June ...

Your vote in this election will become part of a thread woven throughout America’s providential history stretching back to ...

the proprietor of the " North Star ... American republicanswe should be glad to have it seen and felt in the various quarters of Europe where the steamer North Star shall unfurl the flag of ...

The General Joseph Warren Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been awarded a NSDAR Stars and Stripes ...