Alaska Child and Family will host its annual Alaska Flag Day celebration on July 9 to honor Benny Benson, the 13-year-old who ...

A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. The state has issued a corrected birth certificate for Benny Benson, the teenager ...

If possible, a worn or tattered official state flag should be retired in a public ceremony with uniformed military personnel, though a private ceremony is also acceptable, the bill says.

On a cold winters day fitting for the occasion, Alaska became an official “United State” on January 3, 1959, however, you ...

Benson, a 13-year-old Aleut boy sent to the home after his mother died of the flu, won a territory-wide contest in 1927 to design the flag, which became the state flag after statehood was granted ...

A celebration of Venetia Burney and Benny Benson, who named Pluto and designed Alaska's state flag at the ages of 11 and 13, respectively.

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 ...

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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 ...