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2. Old Glory - Wikipedia

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   Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the United States. The original "Old Glory" was a flag owned by the 19th-century American sea captain William Driver (March 17, 1803 – March 3, 1886). He flew the flag during his career at sea and later brought it to Nashville, Tennessee, where he settled.

3. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

4. 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 ...

5. List of flag names - Wikipedia

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   The Rainbow Flag, Unity Flag, or Interim Flag (all unofficial), South Africa Rainbow flag , there are several independent rainbow flags in use today, the most widely known worldwide [ citation needed ] is the pride flag representing gay pride, while the peace flag is especially popular [ citation needed ] in Italy and the cooperative flag ...

6. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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   Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.

7. Every state's nickname and where it comes from - AOL

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   The United States has a rich history spanning nearly 250 years. The national motto "In God We Trust" dates back to the Civil War—although Congress didn't make it official until 1956. Each state ...

8. How Every State Got Its Nickname - AOL

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   Texas is called "The Lone Star State" because of the single star on its flag, symbolizing its former status as an independent republic before joining the United States. Martin Herzog/istockphoto ...

9. Flags of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia

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   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.