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The 51-star flag across from White House, spotted from Lafayette Square on June 5, 2025. The Greenland flag flies from a pole on March 12, 2025, in Nuuk, Greenland. Getty Images ...
Last week, an 18-foot-by-30-foot American flag with a green star printed beneath the white ones replaced a banner that read, “Welcome back, Mr. President!” outside the National Grange building on H ...
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.
Learn about Flag Day in the United States, observed annually on June 14, honoring the Stars and Stripes. Discover the flag's symbolism, the meaning of its 50 stars and 13 stripes, and the ...
A rumor circulating online in early February 2025 claimed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration replaced the standard 50-star U.S. flag with a nine-star flag on government websites.
President Donald Trump and his allies have pounced on the opportunity to invoke the use of the Mexican flag to malign the protests as un-American or outright hostile to this country.
The U.S. Flag Code says the American flag must always be displayed with the star field in the proper direction. So why is it backward on some airplanes?
Flag Day meaning in US: History of the American flag On this day 246 years ago, Congress created our national flag by commemorating Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes.
Celebrating the Stars and Stripes: Honoring the American Flag on Flag Day today, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the United States flag, a symbol of freedom, unity, and patriotism that has ...
Flag Day is June 14th. The U.S. Army's 250th birthday coincides with Flag Day in 2025. While not a federal holiday, mail and banks will operate on a normal Saturday schedule.