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. It had 13 alternating red and white ...

The "Stars and Stripes" was based on the "Grand Union" flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes.

In 1818, Congress passed a law stipulating that the flag's stripes would return to 13 to represent the original colonies, and that only new stars would be added as new states joined the Union. On ...

The new national flag, which became known as the "Stars and Stripes," was based on the "Grand Union" flag — a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that consisted of 13 red and white ...

The new national flag, which quickly became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag — a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that consisted of 13 ...

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. It had 13 alternating red and white ...

In 1818, Congress passed a law stipulating that the flag's stripes would return to 13 to represent the original colonies, and that only new stars would be added as new states joined the Union. On ...