Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

The placement of the two 88-foot-tall flagpoles — one on the north lawn and one on the south lawn — began early in the ...

The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of ...