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On a cold winters day fitting for the occasion, Alaska became an official “United State” on January 3, 1959, however, you ...

The new 49-star flag was first raised by Fred A. Seaton, secretary of the interior and Eisenhower’s special representative. The ceremony was held on July 4, 1959 on the grounds of Fort McHenry.

Subject: US Flag, 1959, 49-Star Flag Issue Color: ocher, dark blue & deep carmine Date April 24, 1959 Object number 0.242263.16276 Type Bureau Plate Proofs Medium paper; ink (ocher, dark blue & deep ...

The actual flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled Banner — is now housed in a climate-controlled, light-protected chamber at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

Before fireworks and flag pins, Flag Day was a grassroots movement. Here’s how one educator’s passion for the Stars and Stripes sparked a national holiday. In Cherry County, Nebraska, flag ...

Forty-seven years had passed since the last star had been added to the American flag, before two new designs were flown for the first time over Fort McHenry within months in 1959. Arizona became ...