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Flag of the United States of America (view source)
Revision as of 05:10, June 24, 2009
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In addition, the US Flag Code codifies the [[Pledge of Allegiance]].
In addition, the US Flag Code codifies the [[Pledge of Allegiance]].
===Appearance of the Flag===
===Appearance of the Flag===
Flying an American flag upside down is not necessarily disrespectful. The practice has its origin in a military distress signal; displaying a flag in this manner is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property", it has been used by extension to make a statement about distress in civic, political, or other areas.
Flying an American flag upside down is not necessarily disrespectful. The practice has its origin in a military distress signal; displaying a flag in this manner is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property", it has been used by extension to make a statement about distress in civic, political, or other areas.
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{| border="1" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="700" style="margin-left:5px"
|align="center" colspan="5"|
|-
!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: blue no-repeat scroll top left;"|History of the flag of the United States
|-
|-
| [[Image:13 star flag.PNG|125px]]
| [[Image:15 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:20 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:21 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:23 star flag.png|125px]]
|-
| June 14, 1777 to May 1, 1795
| May 1, 1795 to July 3, 1818
| July 4, 1818 to July 3, 1819
| July 4, 1819 to July 3, 1820
| July 4, 1820 to July 3, 1822
|-
| [[Image:24 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:25 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:26 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:27 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:28 star flag.png|125px]]
|-
| July 4, 1822 to July 3, 1836
| July 4, 1836 to July 3, 1837
| July 4, 1837 to July 3, 1845
| July 4, 1845 to July 3, 1846
| July 4, 1846 to July 3, 1847
|-
| [[Image:29 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:30 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:31 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:32 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:33 star flag.png|125px]]
|-
| July 4, 1847 to July 3, 1848
| July 4, 1848 to July 3, 1851
| July 4, 1851 to July 3, 1858
| July 4, 1858 to July 3, 1859
| July 4, 1859 to July 3, 1861
|-
| [[Image:34 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:35 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:36 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:37 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:38 star flag.png|125px]]
|-
| July 4, 1861 to July 3, 1863
| July 4, 1863 to July 3, 1865
| July 4, 1865 to July 3, 1867
| July 4, 1867 to July 3, 1877
| July 4, 1877 to July 3, 1890
|-
| [[Image:43 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:44 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:45 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:46 star flag.png|125px]]
| [[Image:48 star flag.png|125px]]
|-
| July 4, 1890 t0 July 3, 1891
| July 4, 1891 to July 3, 1896
| July 4, 1896 to July 3, 1908
| July 4, 1908 to July 3, 1912
| July 4, 1912 to July 3, 1959
|-
| [[Image:50 star flag.png|125px]]
|-
| July 4, 1960 to present
|}
==External links==
==External links==