The colors on the flag are red, white and blue. White symbolizes purity and innocence; Red, hardiness and valor; Blue, Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.

The flag of the United States consists of 13 stripes, with alternating red and white. The stripes stand for the 13 original states. There are 50 stars. They stand for the 50 states in the union.

June 14, 1777 Congress made the following resolution: "The flag of the U.S. shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white on a blue field."

On September 3, 1777 the official annoucement of the flag was made.

In 1795 Congress voted to increase to 15 stars.

In 1818 Congress established the following policy: "That on the admission of every new state into the union, one star be added to the union of the flag..."

During the Mexican War in 1846, there were 29 stars.

At the start of Civil War in 1861 the flag contained 34 stars.

1898, Spanish American War, there was 45 stars.

October 29, 1912, President William Howard Taft ordered to fix the overall width and height of 1:1.9, with 13 stripes of equal width.

In 1942, Congress established a uniform code for display of the flag. It should usually be displayed daily from sunrise in the open in main administration buildings of all public institutions and in or near schools during school days. Every polling place should display flags on election days.

When carried with another flag, it should be borne to the right by marcher. When it is carried with several flags, it should be borne in front of center of the line. No other flag or pennant should be placed above the U.S flag. When displayed against a wall or in a window, the blue field should be uppermost and to the left of observer.

Finally in 1959 and 1960, the 49th and 50th stars were added for Alaska and Hawaii.