Here is what to know about the holiday. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the original American flag. The same flag was used when the Declaration of ...

“The flag was really an afterthought,” says Scot Guenter, author of “The American Flag, 1777-1924” and a professor ... we have no original artifact. Whether Ross or another produced ...

on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates to 1885 when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand organized a ...

In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used. The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: ...

The number 13 represents the 13 original colonies ... There have been over 27 American flags! To be more specific: These 27 ...

Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during ... Minnesota adopted a new flag after critics decried the state’s 1858 flag that featured a Native American riding off into the sunset ...

It’s time for liberal activists in this country to adopt the same approach and to reclaim the American flag as a symbol of their activism. The flag is an important symbol of patriotism ...

"I Sarah Huckabee Sanders...do hereby order that the United States flag and the state flag of Arkansas be flown at half-staff throughout the State from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 26 ...

And though their rich history may span cultures and time periods, witches seem to hold a uniquely captivating place in the American imagination. Yes, it’s largely because of the notoriety of the ...

It was a weekend for honoring the flag and remembering U.S. veterans. Concord Township held its 20 th annual Veterans’ Day ...

Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during ... Minnesota adopted a new flag after critics decried the state’s 1858 flag that featured a Native American riding off into the sunset ...