13

6/14/1777

15

5/1/1795

20

4/13/1818

21

7/4/1819

23

7/4/1820

24

7/4/1822

25

7/4/1836

26

7/4/1837

27

7/4/1845

28

7/4/1846

29

7/4/1847

30

7/4/1848

31

7/4/1851

32

7/4/1858

33

7/4/1859

34

7/4/1861

35

7/4/1863

36

7/4/1865

37

7/4/1867

38

7/4/1877

43

7/4/1890

44

7/4/1891

45

7/4/1896

46

7/4/1908

48

7/4/1912

49

7/4/1959

50

7/4/1960

 

 

 

 

 

Stars     Year Added

Official Flags of the United States

Flags changed as each state was granted statehood which has always been on July 4th since 1818.  The longest span without any changes was for 47 years from 1912, when New Mexico and Arizona were added, until 1959 when a star was added representing Alaska.  Currently we have gone 46 years since Hawaii’s star was added in 1960.  There are a few possibilities for the next star:  Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Lincoln, Jefferson.  The current flag design is fixed at thirteen stripes, one for each of the Original 13 States.  However, in 1795 the flag had fifteen stripes … the last and only flag that did not have thirteen stripes.

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Grand Union

1775

Guilford

1781

Serapsis

1779

Bennington

1777

Betsy Ross

1776

Navy Jack

1863

Southern Cross

1863

Stars and Bars

1861

51st State

200?

 

Historic Flags of the United States

Flags of the Confederacy

Southern Cross

1865

51st State

                             

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