If the edges become tattered through wear, the flag should be repaired or replaced. 70180, and Cable No. These are often The U.S. flag's canton derives from the British use of the Union Jack in the canton of its possessions (including, historically, the early United States). National flag designs are often used to signify nationality in other forms, such as flag patches.

As a result, many extant uses of a prominent canton derive either from British territorial history, or U.S. influence and inspiration. For a time the flag was not changed when subsequent states were admitted, probably because it was thought that this would cause too much clutter. Credit for the term "Stars and Stripes" has been given to the (For alternate versions of the flag of the United States, see the Genevieve Reimann, Deane B. Judd, and Harry J. Keegan (1946). It was the 15-star, 15-stripe flag that inspired On April 4, 1818, a plan was passed by Congress at the suggestion of U.S.

His mother was a seamstress, but refused to do any of the work for him. The American Legion and other organizations regularly conduct flag retirement ceremonies, often on Flag Day, June 14.

For other uses, see The 48-star flag was in use from 1912 to 1959, the second longest-used U.S. flag.

Most were individually crafted rather than mass-produced. Commémoration de l'adoption du drapeau de l'Estonie en 1884.
Therefore, U.S. flag The flag has been displayed on every U.S. spacecraft designed for manned flight starting from On some U.S. military uniforms, flag patches are worn on the right shoulder, following the vehicle convention with the union toward the front.

Throughout the 19th century, there was an abundance of different star patterns, rectangular and circular.

For other flags, please see flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements, flags of extinct states and gallery of flags of dependent territories. Similarly, when the flag is to be lowered from half-staff, it should be first briefly hoisted to the top of the staff.Federal statutes provide that the flag should be flown at half-staff on the following dates:

Jour du drapeau (en anglais : Flag Day), officiellement nommé Jour du drapeau national du Canada (National Flag of Canada Day), commémoration de l'adoption du drapeau du Canada (15 février 1965). These scripts range from historical timelines of the flag to religious themes.Traditionally, the flag of the United States plays a role in "American Flag" and "Flag of the USA" redirect here.
The "Stripes and Stars" would remain a popular phrase into the 19th century. Subsequently, many New World nations (and other later countries and regions, such as Liberia or Malaysia) that were inspired by the U.S. incorporated elements likewise inspired by the U.S. flag.

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Throughout the world the flag has been used in public discourse to refer to the United States.This nationalist attitude around the flag is a shift from earlier sentiments; the US flag was largely a "military ensign or a convenient marking of American territory" that rarely appeared outside of forts, embassies, and the like until the opening of the For the first time American flags were mass-produced rather than individually stitched and even so, manufacturers could not keep up with demand. While there are many examples of 13-star arrangements, some of those flags included blue stripes The origin of the stars and stripes design has been muddled by a story disseminated by the descendants of In 1795, the number of stars and stripes was increased from 13 to 15 (to reflect the entry of Vermont and Kentucky as states of the Union). In 1986, president The basic design of the current flag is specified by The exact red, white, and blue colors to be used in the flag are specified with reference to the As with the design, the official colors are only officially required for flags produced for the U.S. federal government, and other colors are often used for mass-market flags, printed reproductions, and other products intended to evoke flag colors. The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 50-star flag was ordered by The name "Grand Union" was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the U.S. flag.However, the theory that the Grand Union Flag was a direct descendant of the flag of the East India Company has been criticized as lacking written evidence.Another widely repeated theory is that the design was inspired by the The first official U.S. flag flown during battle was on August 3, 1777, at Fort Schuyler (Fort Stanwix) during the The 1777 resolution was most probably meant to define a The Flag Resolution did not specify any particular arrangement, number of points, nor orientation for the stars and the arrangement or whether the flag had to have seven red stripes and six white ones or vice versa.Despite the 1777 resolution, the early years of American independence featured many different flags.