Today is flag day in the United States. Fly your flag proudly. Here is a history of U.S. flags: The first U.S. flag, from 1777 to 1795: States Admitted To The Union: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The Star Spangled Banner, The 15 Star Flag, from 1795 to 1818 States Admitted To The Union: Vermont, Kentucky Note: Notice the "tilt" in the stars. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 1818 Flag, The 20 Star Flag, from 1818 to 1819: States Admitted To The Union: Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi Realizing that the addition of a new star and new stripe for each new state was impractical, Congress passed the Flag Act of 1818, which returned the flag design to 13 stripes and specified 20 stars for the 20 states. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 21-Star Flag, from 1819 to 1820: States Admitted To The Union: Illinois Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 23-Star Flag, from 1820 to 1822: States Admitted To The Union: Alabama and Maine Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 24-Star Flag, from 1822 to 1836: States Admitted To The Union: Missouri In 1831, Capt. William Driver, a shipmaster from Salem, Mass., left on one of his many world voyages. Friends presented him with a flag of 24 stars. He dubbed it "Old Glory," which became a nickname for all American flags. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 25-Star Flag, from 1836 to 1837: States Admitted To The Union: Arkansas Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 26-Star Flag, from 1837 to 1845 States Admitted To The Union: Michigan Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 27-Star Flag, from 1845 to 1846 States Admitted To The Union: Florida Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 28-Star Flag, from 1846 to 1847 States Admitted To The Union: Texas Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 29-Star Flag, 1847 to 1848 States Admitted To The Union: Iowa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 30-Star Flag, 1848 to 1851 States Admitted To The Union: Wisconsin Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 31-Star Flag, 1851 to 1858 States Admitted To The Union: California Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 32-Star Flag, 1858 to 1859 States Admitted To The Union: Minnesota Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 33-Star Flag, 1859 to 1861 States Admitted To The Union: Oregon Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 34-Star Flag, 1861 to 1863 States Admitted To The Union: Kansas Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 35-Star Flag, 1863 to 1865 States Admitted To The Union: West Virginia Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 36-Star Flag, 1865 to 1867 States Admitted To The Union: Nevada Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 37-Star Flag, 1867 to 1877 States Admitted To The Union: Nebraska Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 38-Star Flag, 1877 to 1890 States Admitted To The Union: Colorado Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 43-Star Flag, 1890 to 1891 States Admitted To The Union: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 44-Star Flag, 1891 to 1896 States Admitted To The Union: Wyoming Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 45-Star Flag, 1896 to 1908 States Admitted To The Union: Utah Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 46-Star Flag, 1908 to 1912 States Admitted To The Union: Oklahoma Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The 48-Star Flag, 1912 to 1959 States Admitted To The Union: New Mexico, Arizona Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 49-Star Flag, 1959 to 1960 States Admitted To The Union: Alaska Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The 50-Star Flag, 1960 to present States Admitted To The Union: Hawaii This flag was placed atop Mount Everest by Barry Bishop in 1963, and on the moon by Neil Armstrong in 1969. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! --the end--
Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Where's the Confederate flag, Jerrek? I thought something like that might interest you more, but, oh well...
if you look at this series of flags you kind of get an idea of expansionist colonialism. Add a star every few years or so, until you can't fit any more on it.
Couldn't you have just linked this Interesting as it is (I suck at lying) it's a little overboard. So does the US own the Moon and Mt. Everest now?? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Why? We don't celebrate the Confederate flag, we celebrate the Union flag. I would think that you would know that. Apparently you don't. Or, you're just trying to express your dislike for me and my posts by stating "facts" about me that you pull from thin air because you don't even know me in order to make me look like something you don't like. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The independent states voted to join the Union. The United States did not force any of the states to join. No. Then there wouldn't be as many pretty flags. You don't have to read it if you don't want to. Spuriousmonkey, do you have issues understanding the concept of dual citizenship? Is your brain bigger than a mice's nut?
what a shame...such a great country and you chose to live in canada...My nut can't understand that...no...sorry...
I don't really have a choice because I'm living with my parents for half of the time and I couldn't get into M.I.T. And it just so happens my dad has a good job right here, just like he had a good job in the other countries I've lived in.
