↑A Capitol Fourth: The History of the American Flag — تاريخ الاطلاع: 30 مايو 2019 — الناشر: بوبليك برودكاستنغ سيرفيس — إقتباس: On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation. The resolution stated: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."