The American flag that Washington flew in 1776 is something we today call the Grand Union flag. It had the familiar 13 red and white stripes, but there were no white stars over a blue field in the ...

The first unofficial flag was called the Grand Union Flag or the Continental Colours and was flown at Gen. George Washington's headquarters on Jan. 1, 1776.

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag on June 14, 1777. The first design of the national flag, called the Grand Union flag, combined the British Union ...

Since our nation was born in 1776, dozens of flags have flown over it. Almost all have incorporated the horizontal red and white stripes that were first observed in the “Grand Union Flag” that ...

1776 - First salute to an American flag (Grand Union flag) flying from Continental Navy ship Andrew Doria, by Dutch fort at St. Eustatius, West Indies.

On December 3, 1775, the flag of the 13 original Colonies is raised for the first time. Navy lieutenant John Paul Jones hoists the Continental Colors, also called the Grand Union Flag, aboard the ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A credit union in Grand Junction got an unexpected gift from one of its members: a combat flag that flew during combat in Afghanistan.

The first unofficial flag was called the Grand Union Flag or the Continental Colours and was flown at Gen. George Washington's headquarters on Jan. 1, 1776.

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag on June 14, 1777. The first design of the national flag, called the Grand Union flag, combined the British Union ...

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag on June 14, 1777. The first design of the national flag, called the Grand Union flag, combined the British Union ...