Flag of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Flag_of_the_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:flag
gptkbp:adoptedBy	June 14, 1777
gptkbp:canton_color	blue
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson thirteen horizontal stripes of red and white; blue canton with fifty white stars
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:Great_Seal_of_the_United_States gptkb:Presidential_Seal gptkb:The_Star-Spangled_Banner gptkb:military_decoration gptkb:Pledge_of_Allegiance gptkb:U.S._postage_stamps U.S. currency U.S. government documents U.S. monuments patriotic art state flags
gptkbp:first_official_use	June 14, 1777
gptkbp:flag_code	gptkb:United_States_Flag_Code
gptkbp:flag_day	June 14
gptkbp:flag_etiquette	should be illuminated at night should be raised briskly and lowered ceremoniously should not touch the ground should be displayed with the union (blue field) at the peak should be disposed of by burning when no longer fit for display
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Flag of the United States
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Star-Spangled_Banner gptkb:Old_Glory gptkb:Stars_and_Stripes
gptkbp:number_of_stars	50
gptkbp:numberOfStripes	13
gptkbp:proportion	10:19
gptkbp:star	white
gptkbp:stripe_color	red white
gptkbp:stripes_symbolize	gptkb:the_13_original_colonies
gptkbp:symbolizes	the 50 states
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Independence_Day gptkb:Olympic_Games gptkb:Presidents'_Day gptkb:United_States_government gptkb:United_States_military gptkb:Flag_Day gptkb:Memorial_Day gptkb:Veterans_Day military bases parades public buildings schools national holidays ships government offices embassies United States citizens space missions presidential inaugurations Patriotic events funerals of military personnel
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mississippi_Territory gptkb:Utah_Territory gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States gptkb:Illinois_Territory gptkb:Wisconsin_Territory gptkb:Arkansas_Territory gptkb:Florida_Territory gptkb:Idaho_Territory gptkb:Nebraska_Territory gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4