PHILADELPHIA — In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 ...

Cohan’s famous verse reminds us that a flag can call a nation back to its core values in times of distress. But, in a nation of immigrants, which flag and what values? The vivid images of protesters ...

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

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.

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.

Should the American flag be changed? The New York Times recently published an opinion essay on the flag with reimagined designs for Old Glory, and it has raised the ire of many.

Five stars were added to the flag on July 4, 1890, the biggest change in 71 years - reflecting the addition of North Dakota and South Dakota on Nov. 2, 1889, Montana on Nov. 8, 1889, Washington on ...

Antique flag dealer and expert Jeff Bridgman has loaned the historic flags to the Philadelphia museum for display starting Friday, which is Flag Day. The flags feature 32 arrangements of 13 stars ...

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.

It has 44 stars, the number on the American flag that became official July 4, 1891, a year after Wyoming was admitted to the Union. To Colyer, who lives in Mukilteo, the nearly 10-by-6-foot flag ...