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On Monday, Americans celebrated one of the most iconic symbols of freedom the world has ever known: the American flag. The date wasnʼt picked by accident. On the same day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Act, which read, "Resolved: That the flag of the 13 United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." George Washington described this design as taking "the stars from heaven, the...
