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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 print of American ships from August 1776 shows one ship flying a striped flag and another the Pine Tree Flag, both from the stern, the customary place for a national ensign. [7] The 48 star version of the Union Jack flag became official in 1912 after Arizona and New Mexico became states.
1959 – Flag with 49 stars ; 1960 – Flag with 50 stars . In 2008 it overtook the "Lower 48" flag as the longest-serving United States flag (64 years and counting as of 2024). 1963 – American Flag placed on top of Mount Everest in the Himalayas in Nepal, by Barry Bishop.
Before we had the current American flag, there were many versions, featuring different combinations of stars and stripes, that flew throughout history. The stars and stripes are a symbol of our ...
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 ...
English: US Flag with 48 stars. In use for 47 years from July 4, 1912, to July 3, 1959. In use for 47 years from July 4, 1912, to July 3, 1959. العربية: علم الولايات المتحدة ذو 48 نجماً، تم إعتماده رسمياً بتاريخ 4 يوليو 1912م لغاية 3 يوليو 1959م.
Take a quick spin through the history of NASCAR and find out how its origins in Prohibition and moonshine grew into a multi-billion-dollar empire.
The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present'. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-47217-9. Miller, Marla R. (2010). Betsy Ross and the Making of America. New York: Henry Holt and Company, LLC. ISBN 978-0-8050-8297-5. Preble, George Henry (1882). History of the Flag of the United States of America (3rd