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Flag of the United States
13 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; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have
been the basis for a number of other flags,
including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico.
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother
country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United
States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added
to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North
American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history
were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold
War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state.
The economy is marked by steady growth,
low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
- CIA World Factbook.
Great Seal of the United States
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Washington: Symbol and City
The revered Capitol and White House, the stately offices of government,
the iconic monuments and museums, and the sweep of the Mall and the city's many public
parks all evoke the ideals of democracy in the 21st century.
www.nbm.org/Exhibits/current/washington_symbol_city.html
National Bird: Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is a large, powerful, brown bird with a white head and tail.
The term "bald" does not mean that this bird lacks feathers.
www.shgresources.com/us/symbols/bird/
United States of America - Fotw
Evolution of the Stars and Stripes,
Departmental flags,
Heritage flags,
Historical flags,
Maritime flags,
Military flags,
Organizational flags,
Political Parties and Movements,
50 States and one District.
www.fotw.us/flags/us.html
United States of America - wikipedia.org
The nation was founded by the thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard.
After proclaiming themselves as "states," they issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
The rebellious states defeated Britain in the American Revolutionary War,
the first successful colonial war of independence.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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