There are 50 stars in the field of Blue, one for each state. There are 13 red and white stripes, one for each of the original colonies.
The stars on the United States flag represent the number of states in the union.Hawaii became the most recently incorporated, fiftieth, State of the United States on August 21, 1959, and, as tradition dictates, a new flag was adopted on July 4 of the following year. Therefore, since July 4, 1960, the US flag has had 50 stars.
From 4 July 1912 through 3 July 1959, the Flag of the United States had 48 stars on it, because there were 48 states in the Union.
There are 50 stars. One for each of the United States.
50 There are exactly fifty stars on the American flag. Each star represents one of the "States" of the United States of America. Should the USA lose or gain states, the amount of stars on the flag would be appropriately adjusted.
The flag of the United States of America currently has 50 stars representing our 50 states. This 50-star flag was made official on July 4th 1960 after the admission of the state of Hawaii. The 50-star flag is the longest flying flag design in U.S. history.
There are no horizons on the flag of the United States. There are however 50 stars.
There are fifty stars on the United States' national flag.
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50 stars for 50 states in the United States of America.
In 1997 there were 50 stars on the flag because all the states were here in 1997.
The United States flag has 50 stars representing the 50 U.S. states.
The U.S.A flag has 50 stars. Each star represents one of the 50 states in the United States.
In 1807 there were 15 stars for 15 states in the United States of America.
The flag of the United States of America had fourty-eight stars from 1912 until 1959.
Which flag? The United States flag has 13 stripes to represent the 13 original colonies.
Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States on March 4, 1861, at which point there were 33 stars on the United States flag. As of July 4 of the same year, a new flag was introduced, with 34 stars, due to Kansas being added to the union.
On the flag of the United States of America, the stars stand for current states and the stripes stand for the original states. There are 50 current states and 13 original states, so that means that there are 50 stars and 13 stripes.