History of the flag of the United States

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The Flag of the United States
The Stars and Stripes

Table of Contents

November 2001

History: Adding New Stars | The Story Of "Old Glory" | Evolution of the Flag

Flag Images: Historical Flags of the United States | Flags of the Revolution | Confederate Flags

Historical Flags: Betsy Ross Flag | The 13 Star Flag | The Star Spangled Banner | The 1818 20 Star Flag | The 21 Star Flag
The 23 Star Flag | The 24 Star Flag | The 25 Star Flag | The 26 Star Flag | The 27 Star Flag
The 28 Star Flag | The 29 Star Flag | The 30 Star Flag | The 31 Star Flag | The 32 Star Flag
The 33 Star Flag | The 34 Star Flag | The Civil War 35 Star Flag | The 36 Star Flag | The 37 Star Flag
The 38 Star Flag | The 43 Star Flag | The 44 Star Flag | The 45 Star Flag | The 46 Star Flag
The 48 Star Flag | The 49 Star Flag | The 50 Star Flag | Grand Union Flag | Gadsden Flag | Bennington Flag
Guilford Flag | Washington Flag 1775 | Culpepper Flag | Join or Die Flag | Serapis Flag | President's Flag
Vice President's Flag | Bedford Flag | Official Confederate Flag | Confederate Battle Flag
2nd Confederate Flag | 3rd Confederate Flag | Confederate Navy Jack

Historical Figures: Elizabeth Griscom Ross (1752-1836) - Betsy Ross
Congressman from New Jersey, Francis Hopkinson
Francis Scott Key (1780-1843)

U.S. Flag Proportions/Specifications
U.S.Flag Colors

Folding the U.S. Flag: Folding the U.S. Flag Ceremony

U.S. Flag Etiquette: Displaying the Flag Outdoors | Raising and Lowering the Flag | Displaying the Flag Indoors
Parading and Saluting the Flag | The Salute | The Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem
The Flag in Mourning | Half Staff Displays

Holidays to display the U.S. Flag: The History of Flag Day | United States - State Birthdays

United States National Anthem: The U.S. National Anthem in .wav, .wav (chours), .mid format.

The Pledge of Allegiance

American Bald Eagle

Flag Glossary of Terms

Additional Information

United States Code - Flag Code

Presidents of the United States

First Ladies of the United States

"The Gettysburg Address" - Abraham Lincoln

"I Have a Dream" - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"D Day Order" - Dwight D. Esinhower

The Declaration of Independence: Chronology Of Events | Historical Background | Drafting the Documents

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Information compiled from "The World Almanac and book of facts" and "The Flag of the United States of America" web page maintained by Duane Streufert at http://www.usflag.org/

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Last Updated: Thursday, 09-Sep-2004 09:38:23 CEST