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 ...

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Red, white, and blue — three colors that adorn the flags of many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and more. But, in that specific order in ...