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1963 – American Flag placed on top of Mount Everest in the Himalayas in Nepal, by Barry Bishop. 1968 – Adoption of Federal Flag Desecration Law (18 U.S.C. 700 et seq.) – Congress approved the first federal flag desecration law in the wake of a highly publicized Central Park flag burning incident in New York City in protest of the Vietnam War.
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags Main article ...
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.
From its origins amid the American Revolution to the nightmare of 9/11, learn about the milestones marked by the red, white and blue of the American flag.
American Samoa: 1858 1873 1879 1887 1900 1908 1912 1959 1960 American Samoa: Guam: 1885 1898 1908 1912 1941 1944 1947 1948 Guam: Northern Mariana Islands: 1885 1899 1914 1919 1944 1947 1965 1972 1976 1989 Northern Mariana Islands: Puerto Rico: 1506 1701 1760 1785 1873 1895 1952 Puerto Rico: Virgin Islands: 1672 1917 1921 Virgin Islands ...
The American flag has undergone many colorful changes since the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes in June 1777. A brief history of our nation's flag as it turns 245 years old ...
1904 1923 1953 1964 1973 2007 Bahamas: Bahrain: 1783 1820 1932 1972 2002 Bahrain: Bangladesh: 1971 1972 Bangladesh: Barbados: 1885 1958 1962 1966 Barbados: Belarus: 1918 1919 1919 1927 1937 1940 1941 1944 1951 1991 1995 2012 Belarus: Belgium: 1790 1830 1831 Belgium: Belize: 1919 1981 2019 Belize: Benin: 1958 1975 1990 Benin: Bhutan: 1949 1956 ...
The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...