1777 – The first American flag was adopted on June 14 ... that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation," an excerpt from the Journals of the ...

There are 13 stripes on a standard American flag, alternating between red and ... that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” ...

the American flag has undergone various changes before Congress in 1818 settled on the basic design we have today -- 13 stripes to represent the original 13 colonies and white stars on a blue ...

PHILADELPHIA — In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 ...

outlining the purpose for a united American flag for the 13 colonies: “The flag of the United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white ...

History of the design of the American flag which will ... Congress adopted a resolution for a flag with thirteen red & white stripes & thirteen stars, white in a blue field. As new states came ...

outlining the purpose for a united American flag for the 13 colonies: “The flag of the United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white ...