Flag of the United States

:"Stars and stripes" redirects here. For other uses of the term, see Stars and Stripes.

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The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies. The United States flag is commonly called the Stars and Stripes or Old Glory. The name Old Glory was coined by Captain William Driver, a shipmaster of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1831, and was of particularly common use during the era of the 48-star version (1912 to 1959).

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Star - Flag - 50 states - 13 original colonies - United States - Massachusetts - 1831 - 1912 - 1959

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