Flag of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
The Little-Known 49-Star Flag - Steve Lovelace
WEBJun 24, 2013 · For most of the 20th century, the American Flag had 48 stars. Since 1960, it's had 50. But there was also a little-known 49-star flag used in 1959-1960.
Evolution of the American Flag - United States Flag
WEBJul 4, 2012 · Congress passed the Flag Act of 1818, adding five new stars to the flag and reducing the number of stripes from 15 to 13. The five additional stars represented Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi. This flag …
Facts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution
WEBFacts about the United States Flag. Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual arrangements of the stars and odd proportions, these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker.
flag of the United States of America - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBSep 2, 2024 · National flag consisting of white stars (50 since July 4, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 alternating stripes, 7 red and 6 white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states.
Design of the 49- and 50-Star Flags - Eisenhower Presidential …
WEBDesign of the 49- and 50-Star Flags. As early as 1953, members of the Eisenhower Administration were considering how a new flag would be created to include stars for the admission of the potential new states of Alaska and Hawaii. When the last states had been admitted in 1912, a joint Army-Navy board submitted recommendations to the President ...
Flag Timeline - US History
WEBJan 3, 2011 · A timeline of the evolution and development of the official U.S. flag over the course of U.S. History.
49 Star Flag - (1959-1960) (U.S.) - CRW Flags
WEBMay 9, 2015 · Description of the flag. In 1959, one star was added, representing Alaska, bringing the total number of stars to 49. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies. Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998. This flag flew from 4 …
49 Star Flag-1959 - American Flag Stories
WEB49 Star Flag-July 4th 1959. In January 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. The 49-star flag became official on July 4th, 1959, and was in use for one year. Source: Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, 1959.
The United States Flag – History & Facts - Legends of America
WEBThe flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red and white, with a blue rectangle in the upper left-hand corner with 50 white stars that represent the 50 states of the United States.