Before the iconic Stars & Stripes, there were dozens of alternate American flag designs—some beautiful, some strange, all rejected. In this video, I explore 12 flag designs that were proposed but ...

The upside down flag traces its origins to the sea, where sailors flew them as a signal of distress to other maritime ...

About half of 30 flags known to exist from that time are on display at the Museum of the American Revolution. It's the ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — Update: On April 8, after days of community comments, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean announced that they will not move forward with a new flag design. After hearing what the community ...

On the morning of October 21, 1892, children at schools across the country rose to their feet, faced a newly installed American flag and, for the first time, recited 23 words written by a man that ...