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 ...

On a standard American flag, there are 50 stars—white in color, all containing 5 points. There are 50 recognized states in America, hence the 50 stars. The stars are inside a blue block on the ...

a group of climbers hung an American flag upside down 2,000 feet high on El Capitan’s wall. The U.S. flag code dictates that it should never be flown with the union — the star-studded blue ...