In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used. The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

The practice of carrying the nations’ flags first began at the Games of the IV Olympiad in 1908 in London. The United States flagbearer at the 1908 London Games ... Phelps is the most decorated ...

Genevieve Bookwalter Share Driving south on Ashland Avenue in Pilsen, you might catch a glimpse of an American flag mural at West ... the trek north to the United States, Gonzalez says.

For him, it's a cherished tradition. "It's such a privilege, and I'm honored to be a part of the United States of America, and that flag represents," Fuller said. Though he's always wanted to ...

Rex Smelser, envisioned it as becoming the largest display of United States flags in the ... of the progression of our flag ...