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Is rain on the horizon for your area? Wondering if it's okay to display the American flag when it’s pouring? No matter if you’re on the East Coast, the West Coast, or anywhere in between, it's a safe bet you won’t see sunshine every single day of the year. There will be days with rain [...]

The American flag hasn't always featured the same arrangement of stars and stripes as it does today. When the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the American flag had a red-white-and-blue ensign in the upper-left corner rather than stars. Known as the Continental Colors flag or the Grand Union flag, it [...]

Everybody knows the American flag has 50 stars, even if they don't know the whole backstory. Each star stands for one of the 50 states, while the 13 stripes remember the original 13 colonies that broke free from Great Britain. Look around anywhere in the United States, and you'll spot flags with this familiar design. [...]