On 14 June 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the following resolution:
<b> <blockquote id="quote"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">"RESOLVED, that the flag of the 13 United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: That the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"></b>
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Fly the flag with pride this flag day!