Stars On The Us Flag

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Stars on the us flag. Flag is the national flag of the united states it consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red top and bottom alternating with white with a blue rectangle in the canton referred to specifically as the union bearing fifty small white five pointed stars arranged in nine offset. The positions of the stars in the union of the flag and in the union jack shall be as indicated on the attachment to this order which is hereby made a part of this order. This hasn t always been the case though.

The stars on the flag are not associated with any state officially. The american flag had fewer stars more than a century ago during which it had fewer states. The stars on the american flag each represent a state.

The last star was added to the flag on july 4 1960 following the statehood of hawaii in 1959. Just for the fun of it we have assigned the stars to the flag in the chronological order in which the states joined the union. Through the years the number of stars in the canton has increased with the addition of new states and the meaning of the flag has expanded to unimaginable heights.

Added stripes and stars to the flag when welcoming new states. The us flag is also known as the star spangled banner. On june 14 1777 the first flag act stated that the union be thirteen stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation according to usa flag site.

More stars than stripes for a while the u s. Signed by dwight david eisenhower the executive order sets standard dimensions for the flag and standard proportions and positions for the flag. As you may already know the 50 stars on the american flag represent the 50 states of the united states of america.

The american flag is a source of american history legend unity and respect. As of may 2014 the american flag has 50 stars. Congress adopted the stars and stripes as the american flag on june 14 1777.