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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