From February 14, 1912 to January 3, 1959. It flew for 47 years and lasted through two World Wars.
President William Howard Taft issued an Executive Order that formalized the appearance of the 48-star flag.
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The 48 star flag became official on July 4, 1912. However, 48 star flags were in use for at least ten years prior to that time, probably in recognition of our new territories of Cuba, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
In 1912 after Arizona was admitted to the union.
yes, each of the 50 states are represented by 1 star on the US flag
there were only 13 stars in 1912 The US flag started the year 1912 with 46 stars. After New Mexico (Jan) and Arizona (Feb) became states, the 48 star version was adopted July 4, 1912.
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Forty eight. The flag of the United States of America had forty eight stars from 1912 until 1959. Veteran's Day is celebrated in the United States on November 11th each year. The November 11th celebration dates back to 11:00am on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when the hostilities of World War One officially came to an end. Most of the world recognizes November 11th as "Armistice Day." In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a resolution changing "Armistice Day" to "Veterans Day" as a recognition to all veterans of all wars.
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.
Most likely it is a flag that was in use from 1907 to 1911. The 46th star was added to the US flag when Oklahoma became a state. In 1911 and 1912 Arizona and New Mexico became states and the 47th and 48th stars were added. The US flag stayed at 48 stars until Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the union becomming the 49th and 50th star on the flag