The American flag is one of the most recognized symbols in the world, yet it’s wrapped in more legend than fact. Over the years, well-meaning stories, misunderstood rules, and patriotic folklore have ...

RUGBY, England—Stuart Field raised his first flags in July: the English red cross of St. George and also a smattering of the British red, white and blue, hanging them from his hometown’s streetlights.

Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware that flying the flag is regulated by a set of rules enshrined by the ...