A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, ...

Nothing is more integral to the United States' 245th birthday celebration than the American flag. But how much do you know about it? The "grand old flag" has changed a lot since the first one was ...

There are 13 stripes on a standard American flag, alternating between red and white. The flag also has 50 stars, which are white and set against a blue background in the upper left corner.