| It was on January 1, 1776 that the
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| | Francis Hopkinson, a Continental Congress
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| Continental army was restructured and
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| | member, designed the flag. However,
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| adjusted according to a Congressional
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| | between 1777 and 1960, the Congress
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| resolution which heralded American forces
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| | implemented procedures that varied its
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| to the command of George Washington. On
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| | shape, design and structure of the flag.
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| that day, the American Continental Army
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| | And it was decided that there was a need
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| was blockading Boston which had been
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| | for additional starts to represent all
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| taken over by the British army. It has
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| | the states of America. It was on January
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| been said that the first American flag
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| | 3, 1959 that President Eisenhower issued
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| was made in May of 1776 by Betsy Ross, a
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| | an executive order which states that the
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| Philadelphia seamstress who was actually
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| | arrangement of the stars should be in six
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| a friend of George Washington and
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| | horizontal rows of eight, each single
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| acquainted with other prominent and
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| | point of every star directed upward. In
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| high-ranking Philadelphians. Ross
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| | 1791 and 1792, after Kentucky and Vermont
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| suggested that the five-pointed star be
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| | were added to the Union, two stars and
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| used instead of the star with six points.
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| | two stripes were added during 1795. This
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| This is because the five-pointed star can
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| | brought inspiration to lawyer Francis
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| be cut off easily with a few trims of the
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| | Scott Key to write and compose a poem
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| scissors. It is also said that Betsy Ross
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| | which later became the U.S. National
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| was the one who made the flags for the
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| | Anthem. It was in 1818 that five more
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| Pennsylvanian navy. However, the first
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| | states had been added and declared and
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| unofficial flag of America was called the
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| | the Congress decided to pass legislation
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| Grand Union Flag, also known as the
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| | that fixes the number of stars and
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| Continental Colors. It was raised at the
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| | stripes. The stars would have equal
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| order and command of General Washington
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| | numbers as the states. On July 4, 1960,
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| close to his headquarters outside Boston
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| | the last new star was added after Hawaii
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| January 1, 1776. This first unofficial
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| | became a state, which gives a total
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| flag was composed of thirteen alternating
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| | number of fifty stars. The American Flag
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| white and red horizontal stripes, with
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| | has been the emblem of the nation's power
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| the British Union Flag in the canton.
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| | and harmony for more than 200 years. It
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| However, the first official American flag
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| | serves as the binding material that
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| was accepted by the Continental Congress
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| | brings millions of citizens together in
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| on June 14, 1777. This flag was also
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| | attaining one goal.
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| known as the Stars and Stripes for it
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| | Jeff Linaker has an interest in general
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| consisted of 13 stars which represented
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| | knowledge topics. To access more articles
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| the first 13 colonies. However, there is
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| | on American flags or for additional
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| no assurance of who actually designed and
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| | information and resources visit this
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| made this flag. It is said that it was
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| | American flag related website.
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