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  1. Jan 3, 2011 · The federal law made it illegal to "knowingly" cast "contempt" upon "any flag of the United States by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning or trampling upon it." The law defined flag in an expansive manner similar to most States. 1969: July 20 — The American flag is placed on the moon by Neil Armstrong. 1969: Street v.

  2. 1949 August 3 – 33rd President Harry Truman signs bill requesting the President call for a Flag Day (June 14th) observance each year by proclamation. 1954 – By act of Congress, the words "Under God" are inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance. 1959 – Flag with 49 stars (Alaska) 1960 – Flag with 50 stars (Hawaii).

  3. A curtain would fall to reveal it, filling an entire wall of the National Museum of American History's great lobby at the Mall entrance. It was, of course, the huge American flag that flew over ...

  4. Jul 1, 2024 · The glass case holding the flag wasn’t long enough to show the entire piece of fabric, so its lower half was folded up. It was only in 1964 that the public was able to view the flag in its entirety.

  5. The basic design of the current flag is specified by 4 U.S.C. § 1 (1947): "The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field."

  6. Mar 30, 2017 · In 1929, “House Resolution 14” was presented to Congress to name “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the official national anthem to the United States. There were many objections to this resolution. One objection was that the tune of the “Star-Spangled Banner” was taken from the song “To Anacreon to Heaven.”. This song was the theme ...

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  8. The first Flag Act, adopted on June 14, 1777, created the original United States flag of thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. The Star-Spangled Banner has fifteen stars and fifteen stripes as provided for in the second Flag Act approved by Congress on January 13, 1794. The additional stars and stripes represent Vermont (1791) and Kentucky (1792 ...

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