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1. www.ushistory.org › betsy › flagfactFlag Timeline - US History

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   Jan 3, 2011 · June 14 — Continental Congress adopts the following: Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.

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     "The flag of the United States is any flag of the United...

   • Affidavit of Rachel Fletcher

     AFFIDAVIT DATED JULY 31, 1871. Affidavit of Rachel Fletcher,...

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2. www.battlefields.org › learn › articlesShort History of the United States Flag | American ...

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   Nov 6, 2019 · The current flag of the United States is the twenty-seventh version of the national flag. When the Thirteen Colonies were seceding from the British, there became a necessity for a flag to symbolize the patriot cause and rally individuals for the Revolution.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Flag_of_the_United_StatesFlag of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.

4. nationalflagfoundation.org › flag-history-evolutionFlag History & Evolution - National Flag Foundation

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   When the United States Flag was first recognized by Congress in 1777, it did not have the familiar thirteen stripes and fifty stars that it does today. Although still red, white, and blue, the Flag had thirteen stars and stripes to represent the original thirteen colonies of the United States.

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5. www.britannica.com › topic › Flags-of-the-UnitedFlags of the United States | American, Historical, Symbolic

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   The table contains images of the U.S. national flag and of the flags of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Larger images of the flags can be viewed by clicking on individual flags. Articles on the country, the states, and the district (Washington, D.C.) and on their respective flag histories can be accessed via the links below the flags.

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6. www.si.edu › spotlight › flag-dayFacts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution

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   Facts about the United States Flag. Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual arrangements of the stars and odd proportions, these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker.

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   How many stars and Stripes does the American flag have?

   • Although still red, white, and blue, the Flag had thirteen stars and stripes to represent the original thirteen colonies of the United States. Since the United States’ independence, the national Flag has been revised twenty-seven different times.

   Flag History & Evolution - National Flag Foundation

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   What did the constitution say about the American flag?

   • On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation. The resolution stated: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”

   History of the American Flag | A Capitol Fourth | PBS

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   What color is the US flag?

   • Although the design of the US Flag was altered – and may continue to alter – as states were added, the red, white, and blue remains unchanged. These colors represent characteristics of the American people throughout history, across the nation. View the United States Flag code here.

   Flag History & Evolution - National Flag Foundation

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   What is the current flag of the United States?

   • The current flag of the United States is the twenty-seventh version of the national flag. When the Thirteen Colonies were seceding from the British, there became a necessity for a flag to symbolize the patriot cause and rally individuals for the Revolution.

   Short History of the United States Flag - American Battlefield Trust

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8. www.pbs.org › a-capitol-fourth › historyHistory of the American Flag | A Capitol Fourth - PBS

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   The National Museum of American History has undertaken a long-term preservation project of the enormous 1814 garrison flag that survived the 25-hour shelling of Fort McHenry in Baltimore by...