blendedcrosses on the blue field in the canton by a distinctiveAmerican feature. A modification of the Grand Union having beendecided upon, Continental Congress on June 14, 1777,Resolved that the flag of the thirteen United States bethirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Unionbe… … Lyra, a northern constellation of thirteen stars, im-plying unity and strength, suggested the idea of adoptingthe stars of Heaven as the American device. The wordsof Continental Congress, a new constellation, showsthat the stars of Heaven were chosen indicating that wewere a new constellation in…
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