At the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a new exhibition has gathered together 17 historic flags that ...

The flag of the United States of America is one of the most recognised ... When the first official US flag was adopted in 1777, it only had 13 stars. Those stars stood for the 13 original colonies ...

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: ...

At a time when President Donald Trump is implementing numerous potential changes to the United States government ... the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes.

The United States flagbearer at the 1908 London Games, Ralph Rose, failed to dip the Stars and Stripes as the Americans passed King Edward in the opening parade. Olympic lore has it that Rose’s ...