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Star Spangled Banner
After Vermont became a state in 1791 and Kentucky joined the nation
in 1792, the 13 star flag no longer represented all of the states
of the Union. Congress changed the basic design to 15 stripes and
15 stars. This version remained the national standard until 1818,
and hung over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and inspired Francis
Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner." By 1818,
five more states had joined the Union. Congress decided to go back
to 13 stripes, and add a star for each new state. |
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Bennington Stars and Stripes
The original of this flag is in the Bennington Museum in Vermont.
While tradition hold that it was carried at the Battle of Bennington
in August 1777, the flag itself dates to the Colonial Revival period
of the late 19th century. While there were numerous variations of
the Stars and Stripes, no documented example dating from the Revolution
included "76" in the canton. |
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