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 ...

Discuss some of the different cultures represented in the ... and below the blue Venn Diagram to form the stripes of the American Flag.

Flags across America were ordered to be flown at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. Carter was 100 years old when he died Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia.