June 14 is Flag Day! The holiday celebrates the birth of the American flag in 1777.
Almost exactly one year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the United States officially became a new nation. The nation’s leaders wrote the Flag Resolution. It states that the U.S. flag must have 13 stripes, alternating red and white, and that a group of stars on a blue background represent the states.
“The rules about the flag were pretty vague,” says Jenna Kehres. She works at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “It didn’t say how many points the stars should have or how they should be arranged.”
June 14 is Flag Day! The holiday celebrates the birth of the American flag. It was created in 1777.
Almost exactly one year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the United States officially became a new nation. The nation’s leaders wrote the Flag Resolution. It states that the U.S. flag must have 13 stripes, alternating red and white. The flag also needs to have a group of stars on a blue background. These stars represent the states.
“The rules about the flag were pretty vague,” says Jenna Kehres. She works at the National Constitution Center. It’s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “It didn’t say how many points the stars should have. It also didn’t say how they should be arranged.”