Flags are powerful symbols of national identity and culture, with each banner telling a unique story about a country's past, values and aspirations — and the red-white-blue flag standard is no ...

Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See blog for pointers on U.S. Flag Code, or learn more about the Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian's ...

Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual arrangements of the stars and odd proportions, these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker. In general, however, ...

The U.S. State Department’s “ One Flag Policy ” mandates that only the American flag — except for specific instances, such as ...

While the black, green and yellow colors are an ode to Nelson Mandela’s political party, the African National Congress, the red, white and blue are reminiscent of the flags of the European ...

Spotting the symbolic red, white and blue flag near the inferno ... carefully unhooking the shredded banner from a flag pole in front of the home. The flag was visibly charred on one side ...