History of the Stars and Stripes (U.S.)

Last modified: 2004-12-22 by rick wyatt
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13 Stars (1777/1795) 15 Stars (1795/1818) 20 Stars (1818/1819) 21 Stars (1819/1820) 23 Stars (1820/1822) 24 Stars (1822/1836) 25 Stars (1836/1837) 26 Stars (1837/1845) 27 Stars (1845/1846) 28 Stars (1846/1847)

29 Stars (1847/1848) 30 Stars (1848/1851) 31 Stars (1851/1858) 32 Stars (1858/1859) 33 Stars (1859/1861) 34 Stars (1861/1863) 35 Stars (1863/1865) 36 Stars (1865/1867) 37 Stars (1867/1877) 38 Stars (1877/1890)

43 Stars (1890/1891) 44 Stars (1891/1896) 45 Stars (1896/1908) 46 Stars (1908/1912) 48 Stars (1912/1959) 49 Stars (1959/1960) 50 Stars (1960/NOW) Fifty-one Stars (future)

• Number of points on the stars
• Arrangement of the stars
• Stripes specified
• Legal aspects