Alaska's state flag features eight gold stars, which form the Big Dipper and Polaris, against a dark blue backdrop. The Polaris, or North Star, on the flag is a symbol of Alaska’s northern location.

A 250-year-old flag from the Spartan Regiment from the Revolutionary War is set to return home to the Spartanburg County ...

The First World War, 1914-1918, didn't fulfill that prediction, but it did provide two symbols of American service and sacrifice that endure to this day -- the Blue and Gold Star service flags.

The flag features a white magnolia blossom on a dark blue backdrop, with red bands and gold stripes – fitting for the Southern state whose nickname is the Magnolia State, whose state flower is ...