| On that historic day, the flag of the
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| | the stars would be arranged and all flags
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| United States of America came into
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| | must agree with the Presidential
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| existence and this form remains unchanged
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| | proclamation. New states were constantly
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| to the present day. Just who designed the
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| | being admitted to the Union and the
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| first flag or who made it is a question
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| | United States had thirteen national flags
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| still debated by historians. Some believe
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| | between 1817 and 1861. During the Civil
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| that Betsy Ross designed the first flag,
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| | War, we had another two flags with the
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| although claims have also been made that
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| | admission of Kansas and West Virginia.
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| Francis Hopkinson, a Congressman,
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| | Union troops fought under a 33-star flag
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| designed and made the first flag.
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| | during the first three months of the war;
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| Historical records do show that Betsy
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| | a 34-star flag until 1863; and a 35-star
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| Ross made flags for the government in
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| | flag until the end of the war. President
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| 1777, but whether she made the first
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| | Lincoln refused to take out the stars of
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| United States flag will probably always
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| | the southern states which had seceded.
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| remain in doubt. In 1782, the Congress of
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| | After the war had ended, the nation began
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| the confederation reaffirmed the choice
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| | to move west. Nebraska joined the Union
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| of the Continental Congress by stating
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| | in 1867; followed in 1877 by Colorado;
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| that the national seal and the flag would
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| | 1890 by North Dakota, South Dakota,
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| remain red, white and blue. Deeper
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| | Montana, Washington and Idaho; 1891 by
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| meaning was also given to the flag and
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| | Wyoming; 1896 by Utah; and 1908 by
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| its design. The thirteen original states
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| | Oklahoma. During this period of
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| would always be represented by the seven
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| | transition in the country, we had six
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| red stripes and the six white ones.
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| | more national flags. The twenty-third
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| However, they left open the question of
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| | flag, adopted in 1896, was the flag that
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| how the stars on the blue union would be
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| | we fought under during the
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| arranged. In 1777, Congress had not
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| | Spanish-American War in 1898. In 1912,
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| specified any particular design for the
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| | Arizona and New Mexico were admitted to
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| arrangement of the stars and some flags
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| | the Union and thus the United States
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| had thirteen stars in a circle. Others
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| | needed another new flag. This was the
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| had twelve in a circle with the
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| | twenty-fifth flag, adopted in 1912, and
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| thirteenth in the center. By 1782 though,
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| | which lasted until 1959. The total of 47
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| almost all the national flags had the
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| | years that this flag flew over the nation
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| thirteen stars in a circle. In 1794,
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| | represents the longest period of duration
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| Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the
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| | of any one flag of the United States.
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| Union bringing the number of states to
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| | This flag was carried to the battlefields
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| fifteen. Congress ordered that all new
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| | of World War I and World War II, as well
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| flags would carry fifteen stars and
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| | as the Korean War. In 1959, Alaska was
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| fifteen stripes, and that a star and a
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| | admitted as the 49th state of the Union.
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| stripe would be added as each new state
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| | The 49-star flag, adopted in 1959, was
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| joined the Union. This would later prove
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| | raised at 12:01 a.m. on July 4th, 1959,
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| to be too cumbersome and would soon be
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| | over Ft. McHenry to signal the official
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| abandoned. This flag, with its fifteen
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| | admittance of Alaska. This flag lasted
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| stars and fifteen stripes, is the flag
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| | but a short while for on July 4th, 1960,
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| Americans carried in the War of 1812. By
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| | the United States raised the present
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| 1817, The Union was expanded by five more
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| | 50-star flag signaling the admission of
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| states: Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana,
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| | Hawaii as our 50th and last state. To
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| Indiana and Mississippi. This expansion
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| | date, we have had twenty-seven national
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| meant a new flag. Samuel C. Reid, a navy
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| | flags, and they have all flown in glory
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| captain, redesigned the flag using the
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| | over this great nation, the United
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| original thirteen stripes and adding a
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| | States.27 Flags of the United States1st
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| star for each of the twenty states. This
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| | US Flag 1777-1795
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| idea was proposed to Congress by Peter
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| | The Betsy Ross Flag. To this day, the
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| Wendover, a representative from New York.
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| | actual maker of this flag remains
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| It was passed as the New Flag Act, and
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| | unknown. This almost casually constructed
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| the date was set as July 4th next after a
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| | national emblem incorporated the
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| new state had been admitted to the Union
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| | unchanging design of thirteen stripes
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| as the day on which a new flag would be
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| | with a thirteen-star union. Although this
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| flown. Congress again left open the
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| | claim is seriously in doubt, Betsy Ross,
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| question of how the stars might be
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| | a Philadelphia seamstress, is said to
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| arranged, so the design was left to
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| | have made the first American flag. This
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| individual flag makers. In later years,
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| | claim was first made by William J. Canby,
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| the President has usually proclaimed how
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| | her grandson, in 1870.
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