Every phase of our glorious history has been represented by a symbolic
historical flag , from George Washington's efforts to win the war for independence to the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and to the succeeding events that shaped the future of the United States. We have developed into a very idealistic nation, proud of our rich heritage and the seat of democracy around the world where freedom and the desire to be free are foremost in our agenda.
There was no official American flag yet at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, since it was only the Grand Union flag that serves as emblem then, but it served as the basis for the design and evolution of the national tricolor. And in June 14, 1777 a new design was formulated, with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars representing the original states that formed the union. This particular design was passed in Congress, but the flag was revised to have 20 stars, since additional states had joined the union. To simplify matters, the resolution included a provision that the stars will be increased should new states join the union accordingly.
Thus from the original thirteen stars, the American flag had included 50 stars with the official entry of Hawaii into the Union in the sixties. Overall, the American flag changed designs 26 times, with only the number of stars affected depending on the number of states added to the union. But what is significant though, is that the 13 stripes had been retained in honor of the original members of the union.
In the meantime, the American flag has remained unchanged for the last 50 years. Could there be additional stars that will be added to the flag in the future?
by:
The Flagman
