Alaska in pictures. The eight stars on the Alaskan flag are representative of the seven stars form the Big Dipper constellation, along with the North Star ...

All of the foreign exchange students in the Pays de la Loire region, about 40 of us, gathered in the city of Angers to go over rules, but more importantly take lots of pictures with our national ...

On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska was granted statehood, fulfilling young Benson's prophecy. He died on July 2, 1972 at the age of 58. Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden ...

The year was 1927. The Alaska American Legion sponsored a design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh through 12th grades. Alaska wasn't even a state yet – it was a territory ...

JUNEAU -- Ever wonder the correct way to display the Alaska flag? Or how to fold it? Or properly retire it? A bill in the state Legislature prescribes flag etiquette. The measure arose after ...

A neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...