At a time when President Donald Trump is implementing numerous potential changes to the United States government, people became aware of nine stars on American flags on official government websites.

Just a quick question, though: do you know how many stars and stripes are on the American flag? It seems a like a question ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...