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10 Fascinating Facts About the American Flag

10 Fascinating Facts About the American Flag · There have been 27 versions of the American Flag. · The flag can be displayed for all 24 hours. · The colors were ...

Facts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution

Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, stated, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be ...

Surprising Facts About the American Flag - Federal Flags

Surprising Facts About the American Flag · There Were Many Versions of the Flag · Every Color in the Flag Has a Purpose · There's a Flag Code · Betsy Ross May Not ...

15 Fun Facts About the American Flag - The Pioneer Woman

15 Fun Facts About the American Flag · There is an American flag so large that it's called the Superflag. · The American flag is displayed ...

9 Interesting Facts About the American Flag You Never Knew

1. The First Flag Approval Took an Act of Congress. Back on June 14, 1777, the 13-star flag was declared the official United States flag due to an act of ...

U.S. Flag Facts - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom

There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies. Flag: thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red ( ...

History of the American Flag | A Capitol Fourth - PBS

The stripes represent the original 13 Colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well; red symbolizes ...

Top 10 Facts About the US Flag! - Fun Kids

1. There are 50 stars and 13 stripes on the flag of the United States of America. The stars represent all of the 50 states of the country.

History of the American Flag & American Flag Facts | Drexel Online

The 13 stripes: a symbol of the first 13 colonies. The stars: a symbol of our country's 50 United States. As our country grew and developed, so did our flag. It ...

50 fun facts and historical notes on the U.S. flag | The American Legion

- A 1967 Flag study manual explained that the red in the U.S. flag stands for courage, valor and strength; the blue represents truth, loyalty ...

20 Fun Facts About The American Flag - Enid Buzz

20 Facts about the American Flag: 1. Pennsylvania is the only state that observes Flag Day as a state holiday. 2. The flag has been changed 27 times.

12 Myths and Facts About the American Flag - AARP

Myth #8: The flag should never be flown at night · Myth #9: Only a veteran's coffin can be draped with the American flag · Myth #10: The flag must ...

25 Amazing American Flag Facts for Kids - We Are Teachers

American Flag Facts · Most historians believe New Jersey Congressman Francis Hopkinson designed the first American flag. · The original American ...

15 Things You Didn't Know About the American Flag

The Largest American Flag in the World Is Called Superflag ... It measures 255 by 505 feet and weighs 3,000 pounds. Taking 600 people to unfurl, ...

Fun Facts about the U.S. Flag - America Comes Alive

As states were added, they realized that adding both stripes and stars was problematic. The added stripes would make future flags very unwieldy. In 1818, the ...

The American Flag - Its History and Customs

One of the first flags had the stars arranged in a circle, based on the idea that all colonies were equal. The thirteen stripes, resting side by side, ...

12 Fun Facts About the U.S. Flag - Mental Floss

12 Fun Facts About the U.S. Flag · 1. The modern American flag was prompted by a payment of “three strings of wampum.” · 2. Betsy Ross might not ...

Flag of the United States of America - Britannica

The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 10 ...

Flag Day by the numbers: 10 facts about the American flag

27 – There have been 27 official versions of the American flag since its first adoption nearly 245 years ago. The flag's star-and-stripe design ...

10 Facts About The American Flag That You (Probably) Didn't Know

Fun Facts About The Red, White, and Blue ; #4: There Were 27 Versions Of The U.S. Flag · #5: The Star Spangled Banner Had 15 Stripes · #6: The Flag ...