Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first American flag in 1776 from her home in Philadelphia, while the colonies were still under British rule.

Bob Heft claimed he designed the current 50-star U.S. flag as a high school project and sent it to President Eisenhower for approval in 1959.

The massive American flag on NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is a patriotic icon, but its 1976 bicentennial origin story remains a mystery to some.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we look at the history and meaning behind the U.S. flag.

Every president from Dwight D. Eisenhower's final months in office to the present day has served under the same version of ...

When Olympic athletes win, they are often draped in their home country’s flag. Symbols such as flags help unite the masses, reminding individuals of a bigger purpose. The flag of the United States of ...

The White House hasn't always featured an American flag. It wasn't until 1970 that it became a daily fixture when President Richard Nixon authorized the American flag to remain flying around the clock ...