The History of the Flag of the United States of America

THE HISTORY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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(08 May, 2011)
The History of the Flag of the United States of America
Although no one has precisely known who designed the first stripes and stars in United States of America flag or even the person who made it. The historians have argued that they might have being designed by Francis Hopkinson while others believed that Betsy Ross who was a Philadelphian seamstress might have made the first flag. Despite of the uncertainty of origin of United States of America symbols of stars and stripes usflag.org (2005) has documented that in June 14 1777 there was an order which was established for the existing official flag which was passed by continental congress. The congress resolved that the flag should have thirteen stripes which were alternating white and red they also agreed to have thirteen stars which are white in the blue fields that were meant to represent new constellation.
While in January 13 1794 the flag was reviewed to have fifteen stars and fifteen stripes it was further amended by an act of 4th April 1818 scaled down the stripes to thirteen and each state to be presented by one star the act was signed by President Monroe after admission of every new state. President Taft prepared an executive order which was dated June 24 in 1912 with an aim of having a flag which is proportional. He ruled that the stars should be arranged in horizontally in six rows.
Following an executive order in January, 03 1959 by President Eisenhower the flag was redesigned further by having seven stars being arranged in seven rows which were arranged both vertically and horizontally. While in August 21 1959 President Eisenhower signed another executive order which ensured that stars were rearranged in nine rows wh...