on New Year's Day 1776. It was never officially recognized by the Continental Congress and is incorrectly called by some the Grand Union Flag. The design was based on the flag that was being flown ...

On December 3, 1775, the flag of the 13 original Colonies is raised for the first time. Navy lieutenant John Paul Jones hoists the Continental Colors, also called the Grand Union Flag, aboard the ...

The new national flag, which quickly became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag – a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that consisted of 13 ...

The "Stars and Stripes" was based on the "Grand Union" flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes. Flag Day was first celebrated around ...

The stripes borrowed from the Grand Union flag of the Continental Army, which itself had been inspired by the stripes in the flag of the Sons of Liberty. The 13 stripes continue to pay tribute to ...

This is widely considered the first flag of the United States. It's known as the "Continental Colors" or "Grand Union" flag, and it was in use at the time the American colonies declared independence.

The first design of the national flag, called the Grand Union flag, combined the British Union Jack with the 13 alternating red and white stripes from the Sons of Liberty flag. The Grand Union was ...

It discusses the flag's evolution from the Grand Union Flag during the Revolutionary War to the current design with 50 stars representing the 50 states. The film highlights key historical events ...

the British colonies in North America had a flag like today’s, but without stars. The Grand Union Flag had 13 stripes representing the thirteen colonies, and the top left inner corner contained ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A credit union in Grand Junction got an unexpected gift from one of its members: a combat flag that flew during combat in Afghanistan. Sooper Credit Union tells The Daily ...

The new national flag, which quickly became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag — a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that consisted of 13 ...