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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