June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

But there is also another type of flag, the red-and-white one with an eagle wearing a crown ... It is celebrated between International Workers’ Day and Constitution Day on 3rd May. This date, 2nd May, ...