Flag Timeline - US History
2011年1月3日 · 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, …
Flag of the United States - Wikipedia
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 …
Flag of the United States of America | History, Meaning, Facts ...
2024年10月24日 · national flag consisting of white stars (50 since July 4, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 alternating stripes, 7 red and 6 white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of …
Short History of the United States Flag - American Battlefield Trust
2019年11月6日 · 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 …
History of the American Flag | A Capitol Fourth - PBS
On Aug. 3, 1949, President Harry S. Truman officially declared June 14 as Flag Day. The history of our flag is as fascinating as that of the American Republic itself. It has survived battles,...
Facts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution
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 …
Star-Spangled Banner - Smithsonian Institution
The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of …
The American flag and other national symbols - USAGov
History of the American flag. The flag of the United States is a symbol of freedom before which Americans recite the pledge of allegiance. The flag's 13 red and white stripes represent the 13 …
The history of the flag of the United States of America
1 天前 · The history of the flag of our nation. The goal of the “founding fathers” of our country was to establish a nation where the citizens had a strategic role in forming and managing this new …
The Mysterious Origins of the American Flag | HISTORY
2012年6月13日 · But on June 14, 1777, it took time from its schedule to pass a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white” and that “the union be …