On 03 August 1777, the first official flag of the United States, also known as the "Stars and Stripes," was flown for the first time. The Second Continental Congress, which was the governing body of the American colonies during the American Revolutionary War, passed the Flag Resolution on 14 June 1777.
The resolution stated:
"Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation."
The design of the flag with thirteen alternating red and white stripes to represent the thirteen colonies, and a blue canton with thirteen white stars, became the official national flag of the newly formed United States of America. The stars represented the unity of the states, and the stripes symbolized the original colonies.
Since then, the design of the flag has evolved with the addition of stars to represent the admission of new states to the Union. Today, the flag has fifty stars, each representing one of the fifty states in the United States. August 3 is often celebrated as "National Flag Day" in the United States, commemorating the day the first official U.S. flag was flown.
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