You voted the American Flag as the defining symbol of this country. And shouldn't it be? The 13-star version was adopted in 1777. Today's version was adopted in 1960, bearing 13 equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue canton that has 50 white stars. Old Glory is probably the most recognizable symbol of America to the rest of the world. The Stars and Stripes represent not only our government, but the ideology and ideas that go with it. Above, Astronaut Alan Shepard raises the flag on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 14 mission.
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