Flag of the United States - Declaration of Independence

Time: Thursday Jul 4, 1776 warning

Place: U.S.

Details: At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the Continental Congress would not legally adopt flags with "stars, white in a blue field" for another year. The flag contemporaneously known as "the Continental Colors" has historically been referred to as the first national flag.

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