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The star and the red, white and blue flag of Juneteenth symbolizes freedom. Here's everything to know about the flag that ...
First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue ...
Juneteenth is widely celebrated as a federal holiday on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the U.S.
The flag, made up of 50 stars and 13 stripes since 1960, has been flown on battlefields, Olympic podiums and even on the moon. Its bold red, white and blue color scheme has become synonymous ...
Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...
June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Learn about the ...
The text of the resolution stated "that the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing ...