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 ...

Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

While the crescent and star symbols signify the country ... the African National Congress, the red, white and blue are reminiscent of the flags of the European colonists and the former Boer ...

Australia and New Zealand's flags share similarities, including a blue field with ... and a larger "commonwealth" star and ...