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Fascinating Facts about the American Flag
I would hope it would be impossible to find a citizen of the United States that didn’t know what our flag looked like. Many people, however, know very little about the American flag’s history. Here are over a dozen fascinating facts about the American flag to help remind you of the importance of our flag.
Years ago, I requested information from the National Headquarters, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. I recently came across the envelope and decided to read up on the flag since I didn’t know much about our American flag.
Our current flag features 50 stars representing the 50 states. It was the 27th flag used in the United States, starting in use in 1960, over 60 years ago. The first flag from 1777-1795 started with only thirteen stars. These stood for the original thirteen colonies. The first flag also had thirteen stripes, six being white and seven being red. The stripes remain the same today.
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In the past, planning a road trip meant figuring out the location, making the reservations, and planning the meals. Most of these trips lasted a weekend or maybe a week. These trips had one destination and it was drivable from our home.
This year I have planned a trip that will be over a week and will include three states. That was a little more complicated and required a lot of research. In the end, I think the steps I took will result in a much more interesting, less stressful, and more enjoyable trip. I’m about to share those steps with you so that you, too, will be able to plan and enjoy a great vacation, by avoiding as many stumbling blocks as possible along the way.
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