The flag of the United States of America more commonly known simply
as the American Flag consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red top
and bottom alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing
fifty small, white, five pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars top and bottom alternating with rows of five stars.
The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty American states and the thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British Crown and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and The Star Spangled Banner also the name of the national anthem.
For centuries, the American flag has been a symbol of freedom and pride in the United States. Ever since 911, they have become fixtures on many more houses and buildings across the country. It was as if our flag was letting us know that we are still one people and will remain standing strong against the enemy.
Seeing our cherished flag in the breeze, gave a sense of comfort to so many after that terrible tragedy, as it still does today.
You surely know the story of how Betsy Ross sewed the original stripes and thirteen stars back in 1776, although no one really knows for sure who designed it.
Some speculate that it was Betsy Ross herself who drew up a pencil sketch at the request of George Washington. Most historians believe it was a New Jersey congressman named Francis Hopkinson, and that even though Betsy Ross was the seamstress who did sew the first flag, she was mistakenly given the credit for designing it also.
Apparently, the original flag stars were not designed to be in a circle either. That was done by a painter named Charles H. Weisgerber who recreated the scene of the meeting with Betsy Ross on canvas. For many, years, the stars on the flag actually showed up in all different kinds sizes and formations as it was left up to the flag maker discretion to place them as they wished.
But Francis Hopkinson’s original design had the stars drawn in a staggered position just as they are on our present day flag. It was not until the Executive Order on June 24, 1912 that the precedent was set for a consistent formation of the stars on the United States flag.
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