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One of the most recognizable moments in American history was the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during WWII. The moment was captured on camera by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal ...
US Flag with 34 stars. In use 4 July 1861–3 July 1863. In use 4 July 1861–3 July 1863. Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator , and released into the public domain.
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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.
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 ...
Black Hawk War (1865–1872) Black Hills Expedition; Bloody Knife; Boston Custer; Charles Henry Davis; Comanche campaign; David Farragut; Dull Knife Fight; East India Squadron; Edward P. Allen; Ely S. Parker; Firenze–Pistoia; Flag of Alaska; Flag of the United States; Frank Friday Fletcher; George Colvocoresses; Henry A. du Pont; Henry Ossian ...
Use: National flag : Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: March 4, 1865: Design: A white rectangle, one-and-a-half times as wide as it is tall, a red vertical stripe on the far right of the rectangle, a red quadrilateral in the canton, inside the canton is a blue saltire with white outlining, with thirteen white five-pointed stars of equal size inside the saltire.