The History Of The American Flag

On January 1, 1776 that the Continental armymade this flag but it is said that it was Francis
was reorganized and attuned according to aHopkinson, a Continental Congress member,
Congressional resolution which announceddesigned the flag.However, between 1777 and
American forces to the command of George1960, the Congress put into practice the
Washington.The same day, the Americanprocedures that varied its shape, design and
Continental Army was obstructing Boston whichstructure of the flag. And it was decided that
had been taken over by the British army. It hasthere was a need for additional starts to
been said that the first American flag was maderepresent all the states of America.It was on
in May of 1776 by Betsy Ross, a PhiladelphiaJanuary 3, 1959 that President Eisenhower issued
seamstress who was actually an acquaintance ofan administrative order which states that the
George Washington and a friend with otherarrangement of the stars should be in six
prominent and high-ranking Philadelphians.Whathorizontal rows of eight, each single point of
Ross had in his mind was the five-pointed star isevery star directed upward.In 1791 and 1792,
used instead of the star with six points justifyingafter Kentucky and Vermont were added to the
that the five-pointed star can be cut off easilyUnion, two stars and two stripes were added
with a few trims of the scissors.The first informalduring 1795.This stimulated lawyer Francis Scott
flag of America was called the Grand Union Flag,Key to write and compose a poem which later
also known as the Continental Colors. It wasbecame the U.S. National Anthem.It was in 1818
hoisted at the order and authority of Generalthat five more states had been added and
Washington close to his headquarters outsidedeclared and the Congress decided to pass
Boston January 1, 1776.This first unofficial flaglegislation that fixes the number of stars and
was form of thirteen alternating white and redstripes. The stars would have equal numbers as
horizontal stripes, with the British Union Flag in thethe states.On July 4, 1960, the last new star was
canton.On June 14, 1777, the first officialadded after Hawaii became a state, which gives a
American flag was accepted by the Continentaltotal number of fifty stars.All along 200 years the
Congress. This flag was also known as the StarsAmerican Flag has been the insignia of the nation's
and Stripes for it consisted of 13 stars whichsupremacy and synchronization that holds millions
represented the first 13 colonies. There is notof citizens together in attaining one goal.
enough evident of who actually designed and