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 ...
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 ...
Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the ...
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 Dutch (Netherlands) flag was inspired by the French tricolour. It was introduced in the mid-17th century, featuring a red ...
The red, white, and blue stands both for Old Glory and the tricolor of France, which also flew over the state. Lincoln’s ...
A Russian man who sought asylum in the U.S. three years ago sparked global praise for rescuing an American flag from a ...
On Jan. 25, 1839, the Republic of Texas adopted the iconic flag we know and cherish today. A simple but bold design that ...
Dark blue, white, and red stripes run over the hood, roof, and rear deck. The color scheme comes from the French flag. The Ferrari prancing horse logo is on the front fender, and the numeral 4 is ...