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The flag of the United States features thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies.

The flag is known as Old Glory, and no one knows for certain who designed it. Many historians believe that U.S. Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was the original designer, while a few still think that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, made the first one.

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Great Seal of the United States

The seal was developed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson at the direction of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1776. A final design was approved in 1782, and today (both sides) are found on the back of the U.S. one-dollar bill, and often stamped onto specific documents, including foreign treaties and presidential proclamations.

National Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner ( words and music by Francis Scott Key), one of the best-known national anthems in the world.

National Emblem:

The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the USA's founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. It has become the living symbol of the USA's freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music and architecture.

National Holiday July 4, Independence Day, celebrated with a mixture of military parades, family gatherings and fireworks. Commemorates the 1776 independence from Great Britain

National Motto On July 30, 1956, a law was passed stating that "the national motto of the United States is hereby declared to be, In God We Trust." The House Judiciary Committee also rightfully recognized that the popular phrase E Pluribus Unum had also received wide usage in the United States during the Revolution, and the joint resolution did not repeal or prohibit its use as a national motto.

In 1963 the Department of State took the following position: "In God We Trust" is the motto of the United States, nevertheless, there is ample opinion and thought both in history and law for calling "E Pluribus Unum" a motto of the United States. Since then the Congress has used both.

E Pluribus Unum means "out of many, one". It comes from a popular publication during revolutionary times entitled Gentleman's Magazine which carried that legend upon the title page.

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