Story of the American flag with patriotic selections and incidents (1903)
Fallows, Samuel, Bp., 1835-1922, ed · Boston [etc.] Educational publishing co · leaf 37
every memento of our past allegiance. Henc^ the emblem of the British union was stricken fromour colors. 26 STORY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG. On June 14, 1777, Congress passed the following reso-lution : Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United StatesIje thirteen stripes, alternate red and white.… … THOMAS JEFFERSON.From a rare engraving on copper. measure of Congress was only the official adoption of aflag that had existed for more than a year, with this excep-tion—the blue union, containing thirteen stars. This flag was at once hoisted on sea and land, and thewar was fought under the Stars…
Flags -- United States · Patriotism
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