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October 23, 1938
- First flown on October 23, 1938, its usage did not become widespread for another 20 years.
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However, the flag was first flown on October 18, 1938, on the District Building (now known as the John A. Wilson Building, the city council's offices) under the American flag. The flag measured 6.5 feet (2.0 m) feet by 9.5 feet (2.9 m).
First flown on October 23, 1938, its usage did not become widespread for another 20 years. It has been suggested that the stars symbolize the three commissioners who once ran the District, or that the Washington family arms were the inspiration for the original U.S. Stars and Stripes; neither assertion has any historical substantiation.
May 7, 2018 · The Washington DC flag was first flown on October 23, 1938. The design of the Washington DC flag is inspired by the court of arms of the family of George Washington. The symbolism and meaning of the various features of the flag that is the colors, stars and bars are unknown.
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May 18, 2024 · George Washington's arms were two horizontal bars on a white field, with three red mullets (5-pointed spur rowels) in the chief. The design is seen on the side of DC official vehicles, on the license plates, etc, and was adopted as the flag of Washington, DC, in 1938.
The flag of Washington, D.C. consists of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the coat of arms granted to Lawrence Washington (George Washington's great-grandfather) of Sulgrave Manor Northamptonshire, England, in 1592.
Apr 19, 2012 · Washington, DC didn't have an official flag until the middle of the 20th century. The white background with two red stripes and three red stars was based on George Washington's family crest.
The first time the American flag was flown overseas on a foreign fort was in Libya, over Fort Derne, on the shores of Tripoli in 1805.
