The French and American flags share an often-overlooked commonality ... And that is all you can ask of your flying colors—that they be associated with a society’s shared accomplishments ...

The basic story here is simple enough: they are taking down the Star-Spangled Banner, the giant American flag ... of ships' colors, signals, and so forth), to sew a flag with 15 stars and 15 ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals ... after independence has already been declared,” he said, showing off two large flags with British colors clearly distinguishable ...