Americans will celebrate Flag Day on Saturday, marking the anniversary of Congress adopting the design of the U.S. flag. At Allegiance Flag Supply in North Charleston, South Carolina, more than 6,000 ...

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. 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 ...

Flag Day is this weekend The holiday commemorates the making of the first American Flag In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation establishing Flag Day As the country prepares to salute ...

Why Are There 50 Stars on the Flag of the United States? The history behind the stars is quite unique. Each time a new state joins the United States, a new star gets added to the flag.

America's flag throughout history. The 50 stars and 13 stripes that make up the U.S. flag will celebrate its 65 birthday on July 4. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and on July 4, 1960, the ...

When the American flag is flown upside down — that is, with the union (the blue field with stars) at the bottom instead of the top — it is traditionally recognized as a signal of distress.

Jones is one of about 100 employees at Allegiance, which makes its flags entirely in the U.S., even as many manufacturers outsource materials or labor. From the poles and brackets to the Stars and ...