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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.
A flag composed of alternating black and white strips, with a design similar to the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag, was created to represent straight pride. [1] Several variations of this flag exist. One uses white, grey and black colors, mimicking the rainbow flag and originating in the early 2000s.
Flag: Flag of the United States [1] 2. Seal: Great Seal of the United States (obverse) (reverse) [2] 3. National motto "In God We Trust" E pluribus unum [3] [4] 4. National anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" "The Star-Spangled Banner" [5] 5. National march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" "The Stars and Stripes Forever" [6] 6. Oath of Allegiance ...
The upside-down American flag gained wide attention recently after revelations that it was flown outside the Alexandria, Virginia, home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the Jan. 6, 2021 ...
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The veteran organization The American Legion weighed in on the upside-down American flag controversy, noting flags should only be flown this way if there is "extreme danger to life or property."
The American flag is not supposed to be flown upside down except as a signal of dire distress or extreme danger, according to the U.S. Flag Code. That significance has made it into a protest ...
Black flag – Anarchism, Islamism, Jihadism, Rebellion; Black Bauhinia flag – Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong), Hong Kong nationalism, Hong Kong independence, opposition to Chinese state nationalism; Black-yellow-white flag – Russian ultranationalism, Russian imperialism, Russian irredentism