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Description: U.S. flag from 14 June 1777 to 1 May 1795 using a circular star pattern, known as the "Betsy Ross flag". Version of the "Betsy Ross" design of the first flag of the United States (i.e. with 13 stars in a circle), shown with shorter canton and modern 19:10 flag proportions.
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26 April 2006 (SVG file); 1777 (flag design) Source: Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator, and released into the public domain. Author: Jacobolus (SVG file) Other versions: See also "Betsy Ross" version (circular star arrangement) File:US flag 13 stars – Betsy Ross.svg or File:US 13 Star Betsy Ross Flag.svg
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 ...
The 13-star "boat" flag version of the Ensign of the United States, commonly used in the 1800s on smaller-sized U.S. Navy ensigns (flags flown on ships) so the stars were still visible at a distance. This practice was formally approved in 1912 in Executive Order 1637 , with the precise dimensions being specified, but was discontinued just four ...
Researchers accept that the United States flag evolved, and did not have one design. Grace Rogers Cooper dates the earliest appearance of the "Ross" design as 1792, but with six-pointed stars. [44] Her research for the Smithsonian Institution found 17 examples of 13-star flags that were in existence between 1779 and ca. 1796. [45]
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.
Flag: Flag of the United States [1] Seal: Great Seal of the United States (obverse) (reverse) [2] National motto "In God We Trust" E pluribus unum [3] [4] National anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" "The Star-Spangled Banner" [5] National march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" "The Stars and Stripes Forever" [6] Oath of Allegiance: Pledge of ...