The four pointed star surrounding the sun symbolizes the land, its light blue color means tranquility. The wavy stripes extending from the center to the four corners of the flag are the three ...

PAUL — Saturday at sunrise, Statehood Day was marked by Minnesota's new flag ... white star inside the shape of Minnesota in a shade of dark blue, representing the state's over 10,000 lakes. The ...

On a standard American flag, there are 50 stars—white in color, all containing 5 points. There are 50 recognized states in America, hence the 50 stars. The stars are inside a blue block on the ...

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 ...