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2. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4, 1959. The 50-star flag was ordered by then president Eisenhower on August 21, 1959, and was adopted in July 1960.

3. Betsy Ross - Wikipedia

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   Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.

4. Betsy Ross flag - Wikipedia

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   The Betsy Ross flag is an early design for the flag of the United States, which is conformant to the Flag Act of 1777 and has red stripes outermost and stars arranged in a circle. These details elaborate on the 1777 act, passed early in the American Revolutionary War , which specified 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes and 13 white ...

5. Check Out These Cool and Patriotic Facts About the American Flag

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   The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.

6. Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind ...

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   Origins of Flag Day. An earlier version of the American flag's current design was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, though the date wouldn't be celebrated until a ...

7. List of flags of the United States - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

8. 13 versions of the US flag you've probably never seen - AOL

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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 ...

9. Five-pointed star - Wikipedia

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   A five-pointed star. A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical heraldry, it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags.