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Grand Union Flag. A Union Flag, with thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, in the field. The Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star ...
The 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.
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
Sequential issuance: 7-character plate (2 letters, 5 digits) Sequential issuance: 7-character plate (3 letters, 4 digits) Notes: Only the current passenger standard-issue serial format is depicted. Previous serial formats and optional issues are not depicted. Florida uses six-character serial numbers, but the combinations vary.
The American flag is one of the world's most recognizable symbols, but it didn't always look the way it does today. Before we had the current American flag, there were many versions, featuring ...
File Name shades_ethm_0004.tif Creator Ladies of Philadelphia Title U.S. Flag given to Susan Brownlow by the Ladies of Philadelphia, June 13, 1862 for her courageous defense of the flag flown over the Brownlow home in Knoxville Date 1862-06-13 Genre Artifacts Description Flag with thirteen red and white alternating bars, blue union with eagle ...
Summary. Description Flag of the United States (Francis Hopkinson).pdf. English: Three color flag with 13 stars of six points and 13 stripes with 7 white stripes and 6 red stripes, with seven stripes below the canton. Date.
1963 – American Flag placed on top of Mount Everest in the Himalayas in Nepal, by Barry Bishop. 1968 – Adoption of Federal Flag Desecration Law (18 U.S.C. 700 et seq.) – Congress approved the first federal flag desecration law in the wake of a highly publicized Central Park flag burning incident in New York City in protest of the Vietnam War.