There are 13 stripes on most American flags you ... How many stars are on the American flag? On a standard American flag, there are 50 stars—white in color, all containing 5 points.

This is, of course, in stark contrast to the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes. So what does a nine star flag mean in the U.S.? The American people have some concerns.

Did you know that everything about the American flag has meaning? For example, that the U.S. first flag had 13 stars and stripes for the 13 colonies that later became ...

Saturday of every month, veterans at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2391 in St Augustine take it as their duty to retire nearly 1,000 flags with dignity.

As any patriotic American knows, the current design of the US flag is codified by a 1948 executive order specifying that it features 13 stripes ... it's risen to 50. Just compare that elegant ...