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 ...

While the crescent and star symbols signify the country’s dominant religion ... the Danish flag features an uneven white cross on a red background. The cross represents Christianity.

NATIONAL flags are a source of pride for the citizens of any country. But many of them have the same shape: rectangular.

The country's constitution and flag - which looks similar to the Red, White, and Blue, but with only one star - took close inspiration from the US, as did its constitution. He also notes that ...

Red and white became the official colours of Poland as late as in 1919. The appearance of the Polish flag was inscribed in the law about the coats of arms and colours of the Polish Second Republic.

An order by Malaysia’s education ministry requiring pupils to wear a patch of the country ... the flag featuring red and white stripes as well as a yellow crescent and 14-point star on a ...