1947 * Flag adopted 14 June 1777 * Two stars and two stripes added to flag in 1795 * Five stars added and number of stripes returned to 13 - 4 July 1818 * One star added to flag 4 July 1819 * Two stars added to flag 4 July 1820 * One star added to flag 4 July 1822 * One star added to flag 4 July 1836 * One star added to flag 4 July 1836 * One star added to flag 4 July 1845 * One star added to flag 4 July 1846 * One star added to flag 4 July 1847 * One star added to flag 4 July 1848 * One star added to flag 4 July 1851 * One star added to flag 4 July 1858 * One star added to flag 4 July 1859 * One star added to flag 4 July 1861 * One star added to flag 4 July 1863 * One star added to flag 4 July 1865 * One star added to flag 4 July 1867 * One star added to flag 4 July 1877 * Five stars added to flag 4 July 1890 * One star added to flag 4 July 1891 * One star added to flag 4 July 1896 * One star added to flag 4 July 1908 * Two stars added to flag 4 July 1912 * One star added to flag 4 July 1959 * One star added to flag 4 July 1960
Alaska's star was added to the United States of America's flag in 1959. Hawaii was added to the flag in 1960.
New stars are added to the American flag whenever a new state officially joins the Union. The flag has had 50 stars since Hawaii joined in 1960.
It represents the 50 states of America. It was 1959 when the flag added a fiftieth star to the flag.
because each star represents a state. when a star is added that means a state is added
The stars for Alaska and Hawaii were added in 1959.
A stripe and a star was added to the flag.
Because a new state was added to the USA
In 1959 when Alaska and Hawaii were added to the Union.
in 1787 Pennsylvania was inducted- each star represents what state and what year it was added into the union
The fiftieth star is called cattlepitmoonmakeroncowsislandfarawayfromhomeThankyou!By Kian, who lives on a stupid road with sand on it!
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