Colorado’s “purple mountain majesties” didn’t make the cut, apparently. But here’s why red, white, blue and gold did.

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

Meaning behind the flag design: The flag is divided into seven stripes (there’s a white stripe on the top and bottom border), in a pattern of white and blue alternating. The biggest blue stripe ...

Argentina has a blue and white flag. The flag's colours symbolise the sky, the waters of the Rio de la Plata, and peace ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...