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, ...

Thus, red also signified proximity to the royal court, wealth and power. A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a ...