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 ...

There are 13 stripes on most American flags you'll see in public! These stripes switch between red and white on every other line, stacked on top of each other in a horizontal pattern. The number ...

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 ...

Among the various emoji updates in Apple's iOS 18.4, users might notice that Syria's flag emoji has been changed to reflect the rapid developments that have taken place since December. The new flag ...