علم الولايات المتحدة

الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
Flag of the United States of America
أسماء أخرىThe American flag,
الاستخدامعلم وشارة وطنية
النـِسـَب10:19
اِعتـُمِد
  • December 3, 1775
    (Grand Union Flag)
  • June 14, 1777
    (13-star version)
  • July 4, 1960
    (current 50-star version)
التصميمThirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars of alternating numbers of six and five per horizontal row on a blue field
صممهRobert G. Heft (50-star version)[1]

The flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, is the national flag of the United States. It consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S.[2] Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes,[3][4] Old Glory,[5] and the Star-Spangled Banner.

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History

The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4, 1959. The 50-star flag was ordered by then president Eisenhower on August 21, 1959, and was adopted in July 1960. It is the longest-used version of the U.S. flag and has been in use for over 63 years.[6]


First flag

At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the Continental Congress would not legally adopt flags with "stars, white in a blue field" for another year. The flag contemporaneously known as "the Continental Colors" has historically been referred to as the first national flag.[7]

The Continental Navy raised the Colors as the ensign of the fledgling nation in the American War for Independence—likely with the expedient of transforming their previous British red ensigns by adding white stripes—and used this flag until 1777, when it formed the basis for the subsequent designs.[7][8]

The name "Grand Union" was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the U.S. flag.[8]

The flag closely resembles the British East India Company flag of the era, and Sir Charles Fawcett argued in 1937 that the company flag inspired the design.[9] Both flags could have been easily constructed by adding white stripes to a British Red Ensign, one of the three maritime flags used throughout the British Empire at the time. However, an East India Company flag could have from nine to 13 stripes and was not allowed to be flown outside the Indian Ocean.[10] Benjamin Franklin once gave a speech endorsing the adoption of the company's flag by the United States as their national flag. He said to George Washington, "While the field of your flag must be new in the details of its design, it need not be entirely new in its elements. There is already in use a flag, I refer to the flag of the East India Company."[11] This was a way of symbolizing American loyalty to the Crown as well as the United States' aspirations to be self-governing, as was the East India Company. Some colonists also felt that the company could be a powerful ally in the American War of Independence, as they shared similar aims and grievances against the British government tax policies. Colonists, therefore, flew the company's flag, to endorse the company.[12]

However, the theory that the Grand Union Flag was a direct descendant of the flag of the East India Company has been criticized as lacking written evidence.[13] On the other hand, the resemblance is obvious, and a number of the Founding Fathers of the United States were aware of the East India Company's activities and of their free administration of India under Company rule.[13] In any case, both the stripes (barry) and the stars (mullets) have precedents in classical heraldry. Mullets were comparatively rare in early modern heraldry, but an example of mullets representing territorial divisions predating the U.S. flag are those in the coat of arms of Valais of 1618, where seven mullets stood for seven districts.

Another widely repeated theory is that the design was inspired by the coat of arms of George Washington's family, which includes three red stars over two horizontal red bars on a white field.[14] Despite the similar visual elements, there is "little evidence"[15] or "no evidence whatsoever"[16] to support the claimed connection with the flag design. The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington, published by the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, calls it an "enduring myth" backed by "no discernible evidence."[17] The story seems to have originated with the 1876 play Washington: A Drama in Five Acts, by the English poet Martin Farquhar Tupper, and was further popularized through repetition in the children's magazine St. Nicholas.[15][16]


Historical progression of designs

In the following table depicting the 28 various designs of the United States flag, the star patterns for the flags are merely the usual patterns, often associated with the United States Navy. Canton designs, prior to the proclamation of the 48-star flag, had no official arrangement of the stars. Furthermore, the exact colors of the flag were not standardized until 1934.[18][مطلوب مصدر أفضل]

Number of
stars
Number of
stripes
Design(s) States represented
by new stars
Dates in use Duration
0 13 Grand Union Flag.svg King's Colours instead of stars, red and white stripes represent Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia December 3, 1775[19] – June 14, 1777 1+12 years
13 13 US flag 13 stars.svg
Hopkinson Flag.svg
John Trumbull's Depiction of the Flag of the USA.svg
US flag 13 stars – Betsy Ross.svg
Cowpens Flag.svg
4-5-4 pattern 13 star flag.png
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia June 14, 1777 – May 1, 1795 18 years
15 15 US flag 15 stars.svg
Star-Spangled Banner flag.svg
Vermont, Kentucky May 1, 1795 – July 3, 1818 23 years
20 13 US flag 20 stars.svg
US 20 Star GreatStar Flag.svg
Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi July 4, 1818 – July 3, 1819 1 year
21 13 US flag 21 stars.svg Illinois July 4, 1819 – July 3, 1820 1 year
23 13 US flag 23 stars.svg Alabama, Maine July 4, 1820 – July 3, 1822 2 years
24 13 US flag 24 stars.svg Missouri July 4, 1822 – July 3, 1836
1831 term "Old Glory" coined
14 years
25 13 US flag 25 stars.svg

25 star linear pattern.png

25 star staggered pattern.png

Arkansas July 4, 1836 – July 3, 1837 1 year
26 13 US flag 26 stars.svg
US 26 Star GreatStar Flag.svg
Michigan July 4, 1837 – July 3, 1845 8 years
27 13 US flag 27 stars.svg Florida July 4, 1845 – July 3, 1846 1 year
28 13 US flag 28 stars.svg Texas July 4, 1846 – July 3, 1847 1 year
29 13 US flag 29 stars.svg
US 29 Star Diamond Pattern Flag.svg
Iowa July 4, 1847 – July 3, 1848 1 year
30 13 US flag 30 stars.svg Wisconsin July 4, 1848 – July 3, 1851 3 years
31 13 US flag 31 stars.svg California July 4, 1851 – July 3, 1858 7 years
32 13 US flag 32 stars.svg Minnesota July 4, 1858 – July 3, 1859 1 year
33 13 US flag 33 stars.svg
US 33 Star Fort Sumter Flag.svg
US 33 Star GreatStar Flag.svg
US 33 Star Flag 2.svg
Oregon July 4, 1859 – July 3, 1861 2 years
34 13 US flag 34 stars.svg
Flag of the United States of America (1861-1863).svg
Kansas July 4, 1861 – July 3, 1863 2 years
35 13 US flag 35 stars.svg
U.S. flag (35 stars).svg
West Virginia July 4, 1863 – July 3, 1865 2 years
36 13 US flag 36 stars.svg
US 36 Star Wagon Wheel Flag.svg
Nevada July 4, 1865 – July 3, 1867 2 years
37 13 US flag 37 stars.svg
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg
US 37 Star Medallion Centennial Flag.svg
Nebraska July 4, 1867 – July 3, 1877 10 years
38 13 US flag 38 stars.svg
US 38 Star Flag concentric circles.svg
Colorado July 4, 1877 – July 3, 1890 13 years
43 13 US flag 43 stars.svg North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho July 4, 1890 – July 3, 1891 1 year
44 13 US flag 44 stars.svg Wyoming July 4, 1891 – July 3, 1896 5 years
45 13 US flag 45 stars.svg Utah July 4, 1896 – July 3, 1908 12 years
46 13 US flag 46 stars.svg Oklahoma July 4, 1908 – July 3, 1912 4 years
48 13 US flag 48 stars.svg New Mexico, Arizona July 4, 1912 – July 3, 1959 47 years
49 13 US flag 49 stars.svg Alaska July 4, 1959 – July 3, 1960 1 year
50 13 Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg Hawaii July 4, 1960 – present 63 years


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Possible future design of the flag

51-star flags have been designed and used as a symbol by supporters of statehood in various areas. Above is one possible design for a 51-star flag. It has 6 rows of alternating 9 and 8 stars.

Design

Specifications

Diagram of the flag's design

The basic design of the current flag is specified by 4 U.S.C. § 1; 4 U.S.C. § 2 outlines the addition of new stars to represent new states, with no distinction made for the shape, size, or arrangement of the stars. Specifications for federal government use adhere to the following values:[20]

  • Hoist (height) of the flag: A = 1.0
  • Fly (width) of the flag: B = 1.9[21]
  • Hoist (height) of the canton ("union"): C = 0.5385 (A × 7/13, spanning seven stripes)
  • Fly (width) of the canton: D = 0.76 (B × 2/5, two-fifths of the flag width)
  • E = F = 0.0538 (C/10, One-tenth of the height of the canton)
  • G = H = 0.0633 (D/12, One twelfth of the width of the canton)
  • Diameter of star: K = 0.0616 (L × 4/5, four-fifths of the stripe width, the calculation only gives 0.0616 if L is first rounded to 0.077)
  • Width of stripe: L = 0.0769 (A/13, One thirteenth of the flag height)

These specifications are contained in an executive order which, strictly speaking, governs only flags made for or by the U.S. federal government.[22] In practice, most U.S. national flags available for sale to the public have a different width-to-height ratio; common sizes are 2 × 3 ft. or 4 × 6 ft. (flag ratio 1.5), 2.5 × 4 ft. or 5 × 8 ft. (1.6), or 3 × 5 ft. or 6 × 10 ft. (1.667). Even flags flown over the U.S. Capitol for sale to the public through Representatives or Senators are provided in these sizes.[23] Flags that are made to the prescribed 1.9 ratio are often referred to as "G-spec" (for "government specification") flags.

Colors

The exact red, white, and blue colors to be used in the flag are specified with reference to the CAUS Standard Color Reference of America, 10th edition. Specifically, the colors are "White", "Old Glory Red", and "Old Glory Blue".[24] The CIE coordinates for the colors of the 9th edition of the Standard Color Card were formally specified in JOSA in 1946.[25] These colors form the standard for cloth, and there is no perfect way to convert them to RGB for display on screen or CMYK for printing. The "relative" coordinates in the following table were found by scaling the luminous reflectance relative to the flag's white.

Insititute of heraldry cloth color specifications[26]
Name Absolute Relative
CIELAB D65 Munsell CIELAB D50 sRGB GRACoL 2006
L* a* b* H V/C L* a* b* R G B 8-bit hex C M Y K
White 88.7 −0.2 5.4 2.5Y 8.8/0.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 1.000 #FFFFFF .000 .000 .000 .000
Old Glory Red 33.9 51.2 24.7 5.5R 3.3/11.1 39.9 57.3 28.7 .698 .132 .203 #B22234 .196 1.000 .757 .118
Old Glory Blue 23.2 13.1 −26.4 8.2PB 2.3/6.1 26.9 11.5 −30.3 .234 .233 .430 #3C3B6E .886 .851 .243 .122
State Department standard colors[20]
Name PMS RGB CMYK
R G B 8-bit hex C M Y K
White 255 255 255 #FFFFFF 0 0 0 0
Old Glory Red 193 C 179 25 66 #B31942 0 100 66 13
Old Glory Blue 282 C 10 49 97 #0A3161 100 68 0 54

Folding for storage

Folding the U.S. flag

Though not part of the official Flag Code, according to military custom, flags should be folded into a triangular shape when not in use. To properly fold the flag:

  1. Begin by holding it waist-high with another person so that its surface is parallel to the ground.
  2. Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise over the field of stars, holding the bottom and top edges securely.
  3. Fold the flag again lengthwise with the blue field on the outside.
  4. Make a rectangular fold then a triangular fold by bringing the striped corner of the folded edge to meet the open top edge of the flag, starting the fold from the left side over to the right.
  5. Turn the outer end point inward, parallel to the open edge, to form a second triangle.
  6. The triangular folding is continued until the entire length of the flag is folded in this manner (usually thirteen triangular folds, as shown at right). On the final fold, any remnant that does not neatly fold into a triangle (or in the case of exactly even folds, the last triangle) is tucked into the previous fold.
  7. When the flag is completely folded, only a triangular blue field of stars should be visible.

There is also no specific meaning for each fold of the flag. However, there are scripts read by non-government organizations and also by the Air Force that are used during the flag folding ceremony. These scripts range from historical timelines of the flag to religious themes.[27][28]

Use in funerals

A flag prepared for presentation to the next of kin

Surviving historical flags

Name Flag Description Historical significance
Forster Flag Forster Flag.png Red field with 13 stripes in its corner, 6 on one side (obverse) 7 on the other (reverse) Earliest surviving flag depicting the 13 colonies with stripes. This flag was used by the Manchester militia during the battle of Lexington in 1775.[29]
Washington's Headquarters Flag Washington's Headquarters Flag.png 2 x 3 ft. blue silk flag with 13 white, 6 pointed stars arranged in a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern This flag, currently in possession of the Museum of the American Revolution, is claimed to have been used by George Washington during the Revolution.[30]
Fort Independence Flag Fort Independence Flag.jpg 6 x 9 ft. Flag with 13 stripes and a blue canton with stars formed in a

4-5-4 pattern.

One of the few surviving American flags from the revolution, this flag, made in 1781, was said to have been flown over Fort Independence in the late 18th century.[31]
Star-Spangled Banner Flag Original Star Spangled Banner on display.png 30 x 34 ft. (Currently) flag with 15 stripes, 14 stars (one missing)

Stars are arranged in a staggered

3-3-3-3-3 pattern

Flag that flew over Fort McHenry during a British bombardment in the War of 1812. This flag is depicted by Francis Scott Key in the song "Star-Spangled Banner" which would later become the national anthem of the United States.[32]
"Old Glory" Flag Old glory flag.jpg 12 x 24 ft. American Flag with 34 stars (added later) and an anchor in the bottom right of the canton. This flag was the first American Flag to be given the name "Old Glory". The flag was made in 1824 and was a gift to William Driver, a sea captain, by his mother. He named the flag 'Old Glory' and took it with him during his time at sea. In 1861 the flag's original stars were replaced with 34 new ones and an anchor was added in the corner of the canton. During the Civil war, Driver hid his flag until Nashville became under union hands, to which he flew the flag above the Tennessee capitol building.[33]
Matthew Perry Expedition Flag Perry flag 1945.jpg Mid-19th century American Naval Ensign with 31 white stars arranged in a linear pattern. On July 14, 1853 this flag was raised over Uraga, Japan during the Perry Expedition, in doing so it became the first American Flag to officially fly in mainland Japan. In 1855 it was presented to the US Naval Academy. In 1913 it received a linen backing during preservation treatments by Amelia Fowler, who would also work on restoring the Star-Spangled Banner. Nearly a century after its historic voyage to Japan, in 1945 the flag once again returned and was present at the formal surrender of Japan on board the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. Owing to its condition it had to be presented on its reverse side. Today the flag is in the possession of the US Naval Academy.[34]
Fort Sumter Flag Fort Sumter storm flag 1861.png Large military storm flag with 33 stars arranged in a diamond pattern. During the bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861, the pole this flag was on was hit by artillery fire. The flag was raised again from a makeshift pole but was taken down after the union garrison surrendered. Before departing, it was agreed that the union artillery could fire a gun salute for the flag. The flag was taken by the union commander of the fort and was shown extensively throughout the north. This flag quickly spurred on wave of what can be called "flagmania" in the north as the American flag began to become much more prominent in Americans lives. Four years after the flag had come down from the fort it once again flew over the fort on April 14, 1865. Later that day Abraham Lincoln would be assassinated.[35]
Lincoln assassination Flag Lincoln Assassination Flag.png 36 star American flag with blood of Abraham Lincoln visible on its 8th, 9th and 10th stripe. This flag was placed under the head of President Abraham Lincoln following his fatal shooting while he was still in the presidential box.[36]
Little Big Horn Guidon Little Big Horn Guidon.jpg 27.5 by 33 in. Silk Guidon flag with 34 gold painted stars (one missing) arranged in a circle.

Stained blood from the battle might also be on the flag.

This guidon was used by the 7th US Cavalry during the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. The battle is infamous, for all US cavalry troops engaged in battle were killed, including Lt. Col George A. Custer. This flag was discovered by Sgt. Ferdinand Culbertson under the body of one of the slain soldiers.[37] In 2010, this flag was sold for $2.2 million.[38]
Iwo Jima Flag Iwo Jima flag.jpg 4.67 x 8 ft. 48 star American flag with fly end torn. This American flag was raised above Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in WW2. The photo of this flag being raised by US Marines was captured in the 1945 Pulitzer Prize winning photo "Raising the flag on Iwo Jima".[39]
First American Flag in space American Space Flag.jpg 23 x 36 in. 50 star American Flag made of cloth. This American Flag flew on the Freedom-7 mission to space, becoming the first American flag to leave the Earth's atmosphere. The flag was a last minute addition after a local student council president asked a reporter if this flag could be taken on board. The reporter took it to the head of the NASA space task group to which he agreed. In 1995, the flag was taken to space once again for commemorating the 100th American manned space mission.[40]
"Raising the Flag at Ground Zero" Flag Ground Zero Spirit.jpg 3 x 5 ft. 50 star American Flag Following the collapse of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, this flag, which had been on board a yacht, was attached and raised on a tilted flag pole by three members of the New York City Fire Department, Dan McWilliams, Billy Eisengrein, and George Johnson. This event was photographed and helped boost morale, similar to the "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" photo.[41] It is currently in the possession of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.


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Related flags

  • The flag of Bikini Atoll is symbolic of the islanders' belief that a great debt is still owed to the people of Bikini because in 1954 the United States government detonated a thermonuclear bomb on the island as part of the Castle Bravo test.[42]
  • The Republic of the United States of Brazil briefly used a flag inspired by the U.S. flag between 15-19 November 1889, proposed by the lawyer Ruy Barbosa. The flag had 13 green and yellow stripes, as well as a blue square with 21 white stars for the canton. The flag was vetoed by the then provisional president of Brazil citing concerns that it looked too similar to the American flag.[43]
  • The flag of Liberia bears a close resemblance, showing the origin of the country in free people of color from North America and primarily the United States.[44] The Liberian flag has 11 similar red and white stripes, which stand for the 11 signers of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, as well as a blue square with only a single large white star for the canton. The flag is the only current flag in the world modeled after and resembling the American flag, as Liberia is the only nation in the world that was founded, colonized, established, and controlled by settlers who were free people of color and former slaves from the United States and the Caribbean aided and supported by the American Colonization Society beginning in 1822.[45]
  • Despite Malaysia having no historical connections with the U.S., the flag of Malaysia greatly resembles the U.S. flag. It is possible that the flag of the British East India Company influenced both the Malaysian and U.S. flag.[9]
  • The flag of El Salvador from 1865 to 1912. A different flag was in use, based on the flag of the United States, with a field of alternating blue and white stripes and a red canton containing white stars.[46]

See also

Article sections

Associated people

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  • "Identity and Marking Standards" (PDF). Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.

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