The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

THERE are 50 stars on the American flag, representing the 50 states of the USA. But the United States did not always have 50 states – so how many stars were there originally, and how has this… ...

Fiftyyears ago today, on Independence Day 1960, the United States officially adopteduse of the 50-star American flag, increasing the star-count by one to recognizeHawaii's statehood. This, the ...

This is, of course, in stark contrast to the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes. So what does a nine star flag mean in the U.S.? The American people have some concerns.

On July 4th, 1960, Heft went to the White House to see his school project design become the official American flag. In 2007, the 50-star flag became the longest-running U.S. flag.

Forty-seven years had passed since the last star had been added to the American flag, before two new designs were flown for the first time over Fort McHenry within months in 1959. Arizona became ...

SAGINAW, Mich – Robert G. Heft, who is credited with designing and sewing the first 50-star American flag, has died. He was 67. Wakeman Funeral Home says Heft died Saturday at a hospital in ...

SAGINAW, Mich. — Robert G. Heft, who is credited with designing and sewing the first 50-star American flag, has died. He was 67. Wakeman Funeral Home says Heft died Saturday at a hospital in ...

When the U.S. Olympic Committee created the logo about six years ago, it chose to go with the 13-star flag because it would be too difficult to fit 50 stars cleanly onto the cookie-sized emblem.

The current 50-star flag has been in use the longest with Saturday, July 4, marking 55 years since a star was added, for Hawaii, which became a state Aug. 21, 1959, with its star added in 1960.

THERE are 50 stars on the American flag, representing the 50 states of the USA. But the United States did not always have 50 states – so how many stars were there originally, and how has this… ...