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在國旗日 (Flag Day) 慶祝：6月14日
西元1777年6月14日，約翰‧亞當斯 (John
Adams) 在費城大陸議會 (Continental
Congress) 的集會上，提到旗幟的問題。他說：「代表13州的合眾國的國旗就此決定，有13條紅白相間的線條；13顆白色的星星在藍底上，形成燦爛的新星群。」因此，美國國旗就根據這些原則，也就是我們現在所熟悉的模樣，在1818年的4月12日第一次在首都的上空飄揚。經過這些年的演變，美國國旗已經有27個版本，星星也跟著加入聯邦的成員增多，而越來越多。現在的版本是1960年7月4日所確立的，夏威夷在那一天成為美國的第50州。
On June 14, 1777, John Adams spoke about the flag at a meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He said, "Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation." The American flag, in the form now familiar to us, was first flown over the Capitol on April 12, 1818. There have been twenty-seven versions of the flag over the years; stars have been added to it as states have entered the Union. The current version dates to July 4, 1960, when Hawaii became the 50th state.
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CREDIT: "Living Flag, Soldiers' Monument Dedication, May 30, 1911." Copyright 1911. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: Blon, Franz von. "True to the flag march / F. von Blon; [performed by] United States Marine Band." Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1922. Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies, Library of Congress.
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