On June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution that read: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be [13] stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be [13] stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation.” The resolution didn’t mention the significance behind the choice of
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