Flag Timeline - US History
WEBJan 3, 2011 · 1777. Brandywine Flag. 1777. June 14 — Continental Congress adopts the following: Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes | June 14, 1777 - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · June 14, 1777: During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that...
Today in History: The American Flag is Born (1777)
WEBJun 14, 2017 · The Continental Colors is often considered the first American flag, and that was conceived when the United States didn’t really exist, but was instead called the United Colonies. The Continental Colors flag was first used in December of 1775, but was only in use for a little over a year.
Betsy Ross flag - Wikipedia
WEBThe Betsy Ross flag is an early design for the flag of the United States, which is conformant to the Flag Act of 1777 and has red stripes outermost and stars arranged in a circle.
Grand Union Flag - Wikipedia
WEBThe Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star flag was adopted by the Continental Congress.
History of the American Flag | A Capitol Fourth - PBS
WEBOn June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation. The resolution stated: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen...
Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia
WEBFlag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [1]
Facts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution
WEBFlag Resolution of June 14, 1777, stated, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." Act of January 13, 1794, provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795.
The Mysterious Origins of the American Flag | HISTORY
WEBJun 13, 2012 · But on June 14, 1777, it took time from its schedule to pass a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white” and that “the union be 13 stars,...
flag of the United States of America - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBSep 2, 2024 · The first official national flag, formally approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, was the Stars and Stripes. That first Flag Resolution read, in toto, “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation.”
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