Category: Flag History

The Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, also known as the Continental Congress Resolution, is a significant moment in the history of the United States of America. It was during this period that the flag that would become the official symbol of the nation was created. The resolution established...

The use of stars by the Colonies on their flags was first suggested by a little piece of poetry in a newspaper called the ‘ Massachusetts Spy, ' published in Boston on March the 10th, 1774....

Researching the origin of the 13 stripes, the idea of stripes in the American flag originated from the British East India Company’s flag, which featured red and white stripes. The American colonists, who were heavily influenced by British culture and traditions, adopted a similar design for their own flag...

In our own country, before the Revolution, or in its early stages, the more important colonies had their flags, which became well known. One of the earliest embodied a coiled rattlesnake, with the words, “ Don't tread on me . ”...

They’re too far away for us to see, even with the most powerful telescopes, but they’re some of the most famous flags in history.  NASA planted six flags on the moon, but the one that sticks in our memories is the flag that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong planted...

There is some question about who actually created the first American Flag.  Traditional schoolbook history says that it was Betsy Ross.  The story goes that General George Washington, and two members of a congressional committee, George Ross and Robert Morris, visited Mrs. Ross in 1776.  They discussed several designs,...

History records the first Flag Day celebration as being in the spring of 1861.  Hartford resident George Morris is commonly credited as initially coming up with the idea for Flag Day not long before the break out of the Civil War. Hartford was in the heart of pro-Union New England...

The Flag Code isn’t concise about when to salute the flag in a parade.  The wording is: Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of flag During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, all persons present...

The original thirteen stars and stripe flag was soon outdated as Kentucky and Vermont were added to the union in 1791 and 1792.  Two new states meant two new stars and stripes were needed and the 15 Star and Stripe Flag was created. The 15 Star and Stripe Flag...