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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.
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 of America, 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 ...
With the passage of time, the Bedford flag came to be a political symbol of the early American Revolution and specifically the militia's resistance at Concord. As the only militia flag present at the battle according to tradition, the flag is the likely inspiration for the opening lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Concord Hymn [citation needed]:
Not having made an official design until 1777, numerous distinct flags were carried into battle by American forces. Even after, the vague wording of the Flag Resolution of 1777 led to many designs. The most commonly carried pre-1777 flags was the Grand Union Flag, resembling closely the flag of the British East India Company.
According to a series of Gallup polls dating back to 1969, former president George W. Bush's wife, Laura Bush, has received the highest approval ratings as first lady in recent U.S. history.
Three Flags is a painting by American artist Jasper Johns, from 1958. Held in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York since 1980, Three Flags has been described as a "landmark of 20th-century art". [1]
Among other uses, the American national flag and many state flags are officially specified based on the Standard Color Reference, [1] as are those of a handful of other countries, such as the Philippines. [2] The Standard Color Reference of America was issued in 1915 for the purpose of simplifying color work by standardizing color for the U.S.
The Cowpens flag, or 3rd Maryland flag, is an early version of the United States flag that meets the congressional requirements of the Flag Resolution of 1777. Like the Betsy Ross flag , the white stars are arranged in a circle on a blue field; but the circle consists of just 12 stars, with the 13th star in the center.