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What is the significance of the stars and stripes in the U.S. flag?

April 26, 2017FLAG significance stars stripes

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What is the significance of the stars and stripes in the U.S. flag?

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The 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies, and each star stands for a state. The number of stars and the pattern have, therefore, changed whenever states have been added. There have been 50 stars since Alaska and Hawaii joined the union in 1959.