Explore the evolution of the U.S. flag, from early designs like the Grand Union Flag to the current 50-star emblem. Discover ...

The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...

The 13-star flag officially became the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777, and the date is celebrated every year in the United States as Flag Day. Though there is no conclusive proof, Francis Hopkinson, a ...

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag. Perhaps the most historical of all American flags, this one was raised over Fort McHenry in Baltimore on the morning of September 14, 1814, to signal American ...

The now common phrase dates back to a 19th century ship captain whose American flag traveled the world The American flag got ...

The first official American Flag, generally attributed to Betsy Ross, chose stars to mimic the Washington coat of arms. Congress passed the first Flag Act a year later in 1777, which required all ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags of militias. An early version of the Flag of the United States of America ...

The exhibition does not include some controversial alterations of American flags seen today, such as the Blues Lives Matter flag, on which all color is blacked out save a single blue stripe, designed ...

A historically inaccurate American flag appears to show a 50-state banner in a scene that takes place in 1945 -- despite the country having 48 states at the time. "Totally ruined the film for me ...

He lobbied year after year in an attempt to have an official National Flag Day established by the United States government. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 as Flag Day.

Saturday, April 19 was the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world,” or the opening gunfire that started the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts in 1775 ...

The historical society also has a hand-sewn 34-star flag, added after Kansas became a state in 1861. During the Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865, four stars were added to the American flag ...