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US Flag
Evolution of the Flag
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21, On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an
official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress
passed the first Flag Act: "Resolved, That the flag of the
United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and
white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field,
representing a new Constellation."
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Act of January 13, 1794 - provided for 15 stripes
and 15 stars after May 1795.
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Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes
and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th
of July following the admission of each new state, signed by
President Monroe.
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Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24,
1912 - established proportions of the flag and provided for
arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a
single point of each star to be upward.
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Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated
January 3, 1959 - provided for the arrangement of the stars in
seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and
vertically.
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Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated
August 1959 - provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine
rows of stars staggered horizon tally and eleven rows of stars
staggered vertically.
The Pledge of Allegiance
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
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