Why are there 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes on the flag? Good question! While it's known that the 13 stripes represent ...

Thirteen folds and their meaning: There are 13 folds of the flag in honor of the 13 original colonies. But each fold has its ...

It had seven, eleven, or thirteen white stars in a circular ... American Independence movement as one of the original colonies. The flag is as much a cultural phenomenon today as it is a symbol.