The official flag of the United States was established on June 14, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting the “Stars and Stripes” as the national flag.

Key date

  • On June 14, 1777, Congress resolved that the flag have thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and a union of thirteen white stars in a blue field, representing a “new constellation.”
  • This act is widely recognized as the moment the first official U.S. flag design was legally established.

Later design updates

  • The basic decision of 1777 has remained, but stars were added as new states joined, leading to the current 50‑star flag adopted by executive order in 1959 and first flown in 1960.
  • Flag Day in the United States is observed each year on June 14 to commemorate the adoption of the original official flag in 1777.

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