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June 14: Day each year that Americans celebrate the adoption of the first national flag

1777: Year “Stars and Stripes” design was approved by the Continental Congress

13: Number of stars and stripes on first flag

1818: Year Congress fixed the number of stripes at 13 and required the number of stars to equal the number of states

1960: Year the 50th star was added to represent the newest state, Hawaii

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