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US Flag with 30 stars. In use 4 July 1848–3 July 1851. In use 4 July 1848–3 July 1851. Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator , and released into the public domain.
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States of America, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags ...
August 15 – Timothy Olmstead, composer, fifer in the American Revolutionary War (born 1759) August 30 – Simon Willard, horologist (born 1753) October 25 – Dixon Hall Lewis, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1844 to 1848 (born 1802) December 31 – Ambrose Hundley Sevier, U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1836 to 1848 (born 1801)
US Flag with 29 stars. In use 4 July 1847–3 July 1848. In use 4 July 1847–3 July 1848. Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator , and released into the public domain.
There have been over 27 American flags!To be more specific: These 27 flags ranged from the years 1777 to 1960. (Hawaii was the last state admitted to the United States in 1959, hence 1960 being ...
A modification of the national flag and ensign but with a fouled anchor in a circle of thirteen stars in the canton, was created by Act of Congress in August 1848 as a flag to be used by licensed U.S. yachts. [14] [15] The design was recommended by the New York Yacht Club in 1849. [16]
The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.
The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...