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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.
Date: 11 September 2005–14 May 2008, based on the above flag law as amended by Executive Order No. 10834 dated 21 August 1959. Source: SVG implementation of U. S. Code: Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 1 (the United States Federal “Flag Law”).
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.
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.
On a standard American flag, there are 50 stars—white in color, all containing 5 points. There are 50 recognized states in America, hence the 50 stars. There are 50 recognized states in America ...
Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 ...
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 ...