Flag of the United States

Congress gives credit to Francis Hopkinson who designed the flag. The first flag was made for the navy in 1776 and it was a basic British flag with stripes. The second flag had stars where the British flag had a cross.

January 1st, 1776. Where? Located at Prospect Hill Avenue and Munroe Street, Prospect Hill Castle is important to Somerville's, Massachusetts history. On January 1, 1776, General George Washington ordered that a new flag be raised on a 76-foot schooner mast placed on Prospect Hill. Representing the 13 united colonies during the Revolutionary War, this was the first true "American" flag flown in [what is now] the United States. The tower that now stands atop Prospect Hill was erected in 1902, and remains one of Somerville's oldest and greatest landmarks. Every year on January 1, the historic flag raising is recreated at the Prospect Hill Tower, commemorating the great historical value of one Someville's most treasured locations.

The standard proportion of the entire flag is 1 x 1.9

The standard proportion of the blue field is 0.5385 x 0.76

0.40926 ÷ 1.9 = 0.2154 which means that 21.54% of the flag is blue.

That's 1077/5000

I think its for the southern cross, a way the stars line up it creates a cross. It can be located only in the southern hemisphere.

There are three colors of the United States flag - red, white, and blue. The red symbolizes hardiness and valor. The white symbolizes purity and innocence. The blue symbolizes justice, perseverance, and vigilance.

50 States in the U.S.

...I hope you're not from here.

So that it does not get damaged.

There are 13 lines in the US flag because it shows that the USA started out as the 13 colonies, and shows how they have grown from there, the 50 white stars on the blue background are for the current 50 states,

The Texas flag often is placed on a flagpole at the same height as the U.S. flag on its flagpole, and it's sometimes said that Texas is the only state that can do this. The explanation given is that Texas-unlike other states-was a Republic when in entered the Union. A (licensed?) tour guide of the Texas capital city of Austin tells this on his tours.

It is an urban legend. All states can fly a state flag at the same height as the United States flag. However, if both flags are on the same flagpole, the U.S. flag code states that the United States flag must be on top.

This urban legend has been spread by word of mouth for many years, but started appearing on the internet by at least 1994 on lists such as "useless facts" and "Texas facts."

It is acceptable to fly the American flag 24/7 anywhere in the world however; it MUST be illuminated during the hours of darkness. If it is not going to be "lit up" then it must be taken down at dusk.

That happened on 2 November 1889 with South Dakota's entry into the Union. It was finished six days later when Montana became the 41st State. That was to change three days later when Washington joined.

There is not now, nor has there ever been such thing as the 'American' flag. Continents do not have flags.

Each country has its own.

Should you mean the US flag then see the related question below.

In 1959.

Actually, while Hawaii was added as a state in August 1959, the first time a flag with the now-50 stars on it was on 4 July 1960, the next Independence day after Hawaii was admitted.

According to USFlag.org, any state flag can be flown at the same height as long as the U.S. flag is on the right. There does not exist anywhere in U.S. or Texas flag code -- nor is there any law -- that states Texas has any special privileges for its flag (that's an urban legend).

"When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor, to its own right.

...The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger.

...No other flag ever should be placed above it.

...The flag of the United States is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered."

The Snopes site below has more information as well:

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texasflag.asp

This is a trick question! There are NOT 7 stripes on the American flag, there are 13! Each stripe, alternating 7 red and 6 white, represent the 13 original colonies.

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48 stars.

Reason being Alaska and Hawaii weren't states until 1959.

Our 49 star flag became official on July 4th 1959 for Alaska who joined the US in January 1959. Since Hawaii joined the US in August 1959 the 50 star flag became official on July 4th 1960.

When the flag is on display, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.

Yes. According to the US Flag Code, Section 6(a), Chapter 1, Title 4, United States Code states that the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

Now it is generally accepted that the story of Betsy Ross is a myth. If you mean how was the flag actually sewn by someone for the first time, it was most likely pieced together from strips of colored cloth. Whoever did it didn't make the flag that we all know today. More Congress has recognized Francis Hopkins as the creator of the flag. He designed the flag for the Navy in 1776. The story about Ross is just that a story and is not true.

There are several American flags on the moon. Each Apollo mission to land on the Moon deployed a flag. The Apollo 11 flag was placed close to the lander and may have been damaged by the ascent stage liftoff. Subsequent flags were placed further away to avoid such damage. The Apollo 15 flag is often featured in videos that hoax theorists purport show it "waving in the wind".

The American Flags nickname is neither. Its Old Glory.

During the 1861 to 1865 Civil War there were, and still are, 13 stripes on the American flag: 6 white and 7 red stripes. The only flag in US history to have other than 13 stripes was the flag from 1795 to 1818. It had 7 white stripes and 8 red stripes. When Vermont and Kentucky joined the US, two stars and two stripes were added to our first flag that had 13 stars and 13 stripes as specified in the flag resolution of June 14, 1777. This 15 star and 15 stripe flag, known as our "Star Spangled Banner," was made famous in the War of 1812 with the British. Francis Scott Key wrote a poem describing what he saw during the night-long battle - "In Defense of Fort M'Henry" - which later became the words to our National Anthem.