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U.S. Flag Trivia Betsy
Ross was reportedly able to create a 5-pointed star from a single sheet of
paper with one cut. The
first U.S. flag had 13 stars, representing the 13 original colonies. The
second flag had 15 stars. Often states came in groups, so there were no
U.S. flags with 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 39, 40, 41, 42, or 47
stars. New
U.S. flags can be introduced only on the Fourth of
July. No
U.S. flag ever becomes obsolete. Each of the 27 flags is still a legal
U.S. flag and may be flown at any time. A
person who is an expert in the history of flags is called a
vexillologist. If
you are supposed to fly a flag at half-mast, and your flag isn’t able to
be moved up and down a pole, you should place a black ribbon on the flag
instead. Gold
fringe is allowed on U.S. flags, but should be limited to flags that are
being flown indoors. No
U.S. flags should be left up after dark unless there is a light on the
flag. |
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