European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse The Betsy Ross Flag adopted by the Congress of 1777. The 49-Star Flag flown for the first time today will be changed when Hawaii becomes the 50th state. Old glory unfurls today with Alaska s Star our newest Banner is the 25th version of the stars and stripes since the original by Robert j. Dunphy staff writer the . Unfurls its new 49-Star dug today and old glory s time Honore symbols its stars and its stripes will serve admirably to Herald America s entry into the space age. The new Star represents Alaska which achieved statehood Early this year. When Hawaii is formally admitted to the Union a 50th Star will be added. Both stripes and have been represented on the standards of nations since Antiquity from the banners of the Sun worshippers of ancient Egypt to the 12 starred Flag of the Spanish Conquista Dores but never have the heavenly sym Bols had More Down to Earth significance than they do today. To ancients and moderns alike the Star has always been a Symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which Man aspires and to Flag makers Down through the Ages the Stripe has represented the rays of Light emanating from the Sun. Today Sun and stars represent new 49-Star old glory is the Twenty fifth version of the stars and stripes since the first official american Flag was created by the Continental Congress on june 14, Flag Day 1777.in this original version known As the Betsy Ross Flag in Honor of the Philadel phia seamstress who is supposed to have sewn the first Model the 13 stars representing the 13 states were arranged in Circle beside the 13 stripes so that no state could claim take the stars from heaven the red from our Mother country separating it by White stripes thus showing that we have separated from her and the White Stripe shall go Down to posterity representing Liberty George Washington is reported to have first Flag continued As the official . Banner for 17 years until a Standard with 15 stars find 15 stripes was adopted with the admission of Vermont arid Ken Tucky to the Union this was the famous Star spangled Banner that inspired Francis Scott key to pen the National nearly a Quarter of a Century this Banner with 15 stars and stripes was the official american Flag. But in 1818, con Gress passed a Law returning the design to 13 stripes on the premise that the Addi Tion of too Many stripes would spoil the Overall the same time Congress acted to observe the admission of five new states into the Union and increased the number of stars to 20 with the further provision that one new Star be added Cor the admission of each new state on the fourth of july following each 1818, each new state has brought a new Star to the Flag and the growing pattern of stars reflects the growing dimensions of America s responsibilities just As the 13 stripes reflect the constant strength of America s traditions. The 49th Star representing the admission of Alaska is the first to be added to the Banner since 1912, when arizon joined the Union As the 48th state. The 49-Star Flag will Fly As the official Banne for one year until july 4, 1960, when the 50-Star Standard honouring the admission of Hawaii will be heraldic Branch of the army quartermaster general office received More than 1,900 proposals for changing the design of the Flag upon the admission Falaska and Hawaii. These were sent in unsolicited by artists teachers school children Farmers and other americans in All walks of of these had the stars arranged in circles within circles others had the stars making up one Large Star and one placed the stars in such a Way that they formed the initials .a.many of the suggested designs were duplicates seven rows of seven stars each with the rows staggered and on Jan. 3,1959, president Eisenhower displayed the Flag selected the Banner under which . May establish new frontiers in the coming year this time in outer space. Each of 15 states had a Stripe As Well As a Star in 1812 Flag. The Flag of 1818, after a fit of 13 stripes was 5t by Law. The stars and stripes fag 11
