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 ...

There are 13 stripes on most American flags you'll see in public! These stripes switch between red and white on every other line, stacked on top of each other in a horizontal pattern. The number ...

Red and white became the official colours of Poland as late as in 1919. The appearance of the Polish flag was inscribed in the law about the coats of arms and colours of the Polish Second Republic.