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An artist's rendering of one possible design for a 51-star flag, with stars arranged in a 9–8–9–8–9–8 pattern. An artist's rendering of a possible design for a 52-star flag, with stars arranged in a 7–6–7–6–7–6–7–6 pattern, such as might accommodate the admission of two additional states into the Union
The following is a timeline of the flag of the United States.. 1776 January 1 – The Continental Colours designed in 1775 is displayed at the camp of the commanding General George Washington of Virginia over the Continental Army forces in the American Revolutionary War at Prospect Hill, north of Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, during the Siege of Boston.
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 ...
Stars appear in colonial flags as early as 1676. [b] Some have speculated that stars may be linked to Freemasonry, but stars of this type were not an important icon in Freemasonry. [52] Although early American flags featured stars with various numbers of points, the five-pointed star is a defining feature of the Betsy Ross legend.
This flag was created with a text editor. This flag is fictitious, proposed, or locally used unofficially . It has not been adopted in an official capacity, and although it may be named as if it was an official flag of a geographical or other entity and have some visual elements that are similar to official logos or flags of that entity, it ...
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag. Uncharged flags are flags that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols.