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What is
known is that the first unofficial national flag, called the Grand Union Flag
or the Continental Colours, was raised at the behest of General Washington near
his headquarters outside Boston, Mass., on Jan. 1, 1776. The flag had 13 alternating
red and white horizontal stripes and the British Union Flag (a predecessor of
the Union Jack) in the canton. Another early flag had a rattlesnake and the
motto “Don't Tread on Me.”
The first
official national flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, was approved by
the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The blue canton contained 13 stars,
representing the original 13 colonies, but the layout varied. Although nobody
knows for sure who designed the flag, it may have been Continental Congress member
Francis Hopkinson. After
Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the Union in 1791 and 1792, respectively,
two more stars and two more stripes were added in 1795. This 15-star, 15-stripe
flag was the “star-spangled banner” that inspired lawyer Francis Scott Key to
write the poem that later became the U.S. national anthem. In 1818,
after five more states had gained admittance, Congress passed legislation
fixing the number of stripes at 13 and requiring that the number of stars equal
the number of states. The last new star, bringing the total to 50, was added on
July 4, 1960, after Hawaii became a state.
Posted by: Juan Pablo Dircio Arzeta
Posted by: Juan Pablo Dircio Arzeta
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