Every June 14, Americans celebrate Flag Day, a day set aside to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, the year after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The flag has gone through many variations over the years as territories became states and new states were added. The current version of the flag, which has 13 red and white stripes and 50 white stars on a blue field, has been the official flag of the United States for 56 years. That’s the longest the flag has gone without ...
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