“Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, the Star Spangled Banner” - From its inception, the American flag has been an important part of our nation’s history. Surviving over 200 years, the flag has both physically and symbolically grown and developed in times of both achievement and crisis. The American flag is a symbol known worldwide.

The History of the American Flag: A Timeline Every heart beats true for the red, white, and blue – but does every heart know the interesting United States flag history? While the modern American flag has become a symbol around the world for freedom, justice, and prosperity, it has actually changed sixty three times over the past two hundred and thirty five years. Some early designs …

The first time the American flag was flown overseas on a foreign fort was in Libya, over Fort Derne, on the shores of Tripoli in 1805. In 1909, Robert Peary placed an …

Short History of the United States Flag. Jason Morrison. The current flag of the United States is the twenty-seventh version of the national flag. When the Thirteen Colonies were seceding from the British, there became a necessity for a flag to symbolize the patriot cause and rally individuals for the Revolution.

History was made on July 20th, 1969, when Buzz Aldrin, one of several Apollo 11 crew members, landed on the Moon and raised the American flag. Prior to the mission, the flag was purchased at Sears and was sprayed with starch so that the flag would appear to be flying straight.