That flag came about on June 14, 1777 when congress passed the first of three major flag acts . The first act stated that “the flag of the US shall consist of 13 alternating stripes of red on white with 13 white stars on a blue field forming a new constellation.

Was there an American flag in 1776?

After the American Revolution began, the first, unofficial national flag—known as the Continental Colours (or, sometimes, as the Grand Union Flag, the Cambridge Flag, the Somerville Flag, or the Union Flag)—was hoisted on a towering 76-foot (23-metre) liberty pole at Prospect Hill in Charlestown (now in Somerville), ...

Did a 17 year old make the American flag?

In 1958, 17-year-old Robert G. Heft was assigned an American history project while attending Lancaster High School in Ohio. ... Heft sent his flag to his congressman in Ohio at the time, Representative Walter Moeller. Heft's design won out over more than 1,500 other entries.