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24 Star Flag
6th Official U.S. Flag
July 4, 1822
The 24-Star Flag: This Flag became the
Official United States Flag on
July 4th,1822. A star was added for
the admission of Missouri (August 10th,
1821) and was to last for
fourteen years. The Presidents who
served
under this flag included James Monroe
(1817-1825), John Quincy Adams
(1825-1829), and Andrew Jackson
(1829-1837).
Our U.S. flag represents eternal principles, liberty, justice and humanity.
Fact: John Quincy Adams regularly swam
nude in the Potomac River. Adams was
the first president to be photographed.
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25 Star Flag
7th Official U.S. Flag
July 4, 1836
The 25-Star Flag: This Flag became the
Official United States Flag on
July 4th, 1836. A star was added for
the admission of Arkansas (June 15th,
1836) and was to last for just
one year. The two Presidents to serve
under this flag were Andrew Jackson
(1829-1837) and Martin Van Buren
(1837-1841).
Fact: Andrew Jackson was the first presid-
ent to have been a prisoner of war.
Jackson was also the only president who
served in both the revolutionary war and
The U.S. Flag, freedom: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, the press, and the sanc- the War of 1812.
tity of the home.