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There are 8 stars on the Alaska state flag.
The final two stars were added to the flag to represent Alaska and Hawaii.
Because the flag shows of the stars over Alaska and Hawaii
Because the flag shows of the stars over Alaska and Hawaii
The Alaska flag has a blue field with eight yellow stars. The seven smaller stars represent the Big Dipper (an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear); the large star represents the North Star, also called Polaris (representing Alaska's northern location).
As of 2017, the US flag contains 50 stars. The pattern has been in use since 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii became states.
all 50, Alaska and Hawaii were states by then
48 stars. Alaska and Hawii weren't states yet. 48 stars. Alaska and Hawii weren't states yet.
== == The official state song of Alaska is "Alaska's Flag" by Marie Drake and Elinor Dusenbury: Eight stars of gold on a field of blue, Alaska's flag, may it mean to you, The blue of the sea, the evening sky, The mountain lakes and the flowers nearby, The gold of the early sourdough's dreams, The precious gold of the hills and streams, The brilliant stars in the northern sky, The "Bear", the "Dipper", and shining high, The great North Star with its steady light, O'er land and sea a beacon bright, Alaska's flag to Alaskans dear, The simple flag of a last frontier.
The Alaskan Flag is blue with seven gold stars forming the Big Dipper and a larger star representing the State.
50, Alaska and Hawaii both joined the US in 1959.
The US flag changed several times in the 1800s as more and more states joined the union. In 1818, the flag had 20 stars and 13 stripes. In 1819, the flag had 21 stars. In 1820 it had 23 stars, in 1822 it had 24 stars, and in 1896 it had 45 stars.