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How did the US get their flag?

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The current U.S. national anthem is part of a poem written by Francis Scott Key (The poem is called Defence of Fort McHenry), a lawyer and poet who was an American stuck on a british ship when they were attacking Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. The anthem was not adopted until March 3, 1931.

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an American flag but i don't know where you can find it... that's what i want to know so if you can find it please answer my question you can type at this top to answer my question... Where can you find the American Flag that inspired the writing of the poem that became the National Anthem of the United States.

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Francis Scott key wrote the national anthem in 1814, further info here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

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The 13 alternating red and white stripes represent the original 13 colonies, and the are 50 white stars on a blue background represent the 50 modern states.

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The bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British fleet on the night of September 13 ,1814. The barrage inspired a witness, Francis Scott Key, to write the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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The officially anthem was in 1931s

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it was in the war of 1812

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