Flag Timeline - US History
网页2011年1月3日 · A timeline of the evolution and development of the official U.S. flag over the course of U.S. History
Historical Flags - World Flag Chart
网页The historic annual flag charts provide an overview of the world's major national and cultural flags for every year since 1848. The main chart gives a snapshot of the flags flown on December 31 st of each year, and the Events section below lists any changes that happened in the preceding twelve months.
History of flags - Wikipedia
网页While the origin of flags is unknown, flag-like symbols have been described as far back as 11th century BC China and have been used by other ancient civilisations such as Egypt and Rome. During the Medieval period, silk from China allowed a variety of peoples, such as the Arabs and the Norse, to develop flags which flew from poles.
Timeline of national flags - Wikipedia
网页This article contains a list of the flags and/or modifications made on the flags of current sovereign nations.
Flag | Origins, Forms, & Functions | Britannica
网页2024年9月30日 · Flag, a piece of cloth, bunting, or similar material displaying the insignia of a sovereign state, a community, an organization, an armed force, an office, or an individual. A flag is usually, but not always, oblong and is attached by one edge to a staff or halyard. Learn more about flags here.
Flags and Anthems of the World | National Symbols, History
网页2024年9月30日 · Flags often provoke strong feelings and passions—e.g., pride, patriotism, anger, hate, or nostalgia—and they can be almost synonymous with a country (e.g., the United States), an organization (the United Nations), or a historical period (the swastika flag of Nazi Germany).
Flag of the United States of America | History, Meaning, Facts ...
网页2024年9月2日 · The first official national flag, formally approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, was the Stars and Stripes. That first Flag Resolution read, in toto, “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation.”
Facts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution
网页The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, stated, "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."
Flag History & Evolution - National Flag Foundation
网页History was made on July 20, 1969, when Buzz Aldrin, one of several Apollo 11 crew members, landed on the Moon and raised the American Flag. Prior to the mission, the Flag was purchased at Sears and was sprayed with starch so that the Flag would appear to …
The Mysterious Origins of the American Flag - HISTORY
网页2012年6月13日 · Although legend holds that Betsy Ross made the first American flag in 1776 after being asked to do so by Washington, primary sources backing up that assertion are scarce.