新的國旗逾1818年4月12日在美國首都上空飄揚著

在1818年4月12日，美國的新國旗第一次在首都上方飄揚。美國國旗上的星星與條紋數目已經改過兩次，因為美國的成長速度實在是太快了。最早的美國國旗上頭有13條條紋與13顆星星，每一顆星星和每一條條紋都代表著一個州。在肯塔基與佛蒙特於1795年加入聯邦之後，新的國旗上頭就變成15顆星星與15條條紋。在1818年，又有五個新的州加入聯邦，而且可以預期的是還會有更多地方加入。你能想像國旗上有50條條紋與50顆星星的模樣嗎？


On April 12, 1818, a new flag flew over the U.S. Capitol for the first time. The number of stars and stripes on the American flag had already changed twice because the country was growing rapidly. The first national flag had 13 stripes and 13 stars, one star and one stripe for each state. In 1795, when Kentucky and Vermont entered the union, new flags had to be made with 15 stars and 15 stripes. In 1818, five more states joined the union with the prospect of more. Could you imagine the flag now with a dizzying 50 stripes as well as stars?

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