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If you are an American and grew up in school in the U.S., you have learned the lesson of how Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag in 1776. But how many recall exactly what the stripes, stars and the colors represent?

Believe it or not, the colors red, white and blue has no meaning when the flag was adopted in 1777. The Continental Congress actually passed a resolution July 4, 1776 which authorized a committee to come with a seal for the United States of America. This committee was tasked with creating a design that reflects the beliefs of the founding fathers' values and the independence of the new nation. Only the seal has been completed and approved June 20, 1782 that the national colors and symbols on the American flag had a definite meaning. The explanation of the design of the flag, taken from a book written by the House of Representatives, meanwhile, is as follows:

• The Stripes - White to mean purity and innocence - Red to represent hardiness and value
• The Field - Blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice
• The Star - "... a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial, the band is symbolic of the rays of light from the sun. "

In 1777, the number of bands has been mandated by Congress to stand at thirteen to represent the thirteen original colonies, however, all America remains highly variable. A hero of the War of 1812 naval officer named Samuel Chester Reid met in New York on MP Peter H. Wendover in 1818 and launched a bill to establish uniformity in the design of the American flag. Samuel Reid was the person who suggested that the star added that the new states were admitted into the Union. This bill was adopted April 4, 1818.

Over the years, there were twenty-seven versions of the flag. The current design dates to July 4, 1960, Hawaii became the United States of America's 50th state.

You have to fly your flag from dawn to sunset, especially during holidays offered and every other state and local parties, but only if time permits:

New Year's Day, Inauguration Day January 1 *, the anniversary of January 20 * Martin Luther King, dated Monday, January 3 * Lincoln's Birthday, Washington Birthday February 12th * 's * My 3rd February Patriots Day * Armed Forces Day, 3rd Sitting in May * Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May Flag Day, June 14 * Independence Day, July 4th * Day Labour, the first Monday in September
Constitution Day, September 17 * Columbus Day, October 12th * Navy Day, October 27 * Veterans Day, November 11 * Thanksgiving Day, November 4th Thurs.