flag of the United States

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:flag
gptkbp:adoptedBy	June 14, 1777
gptkbp:amendedBy	27 official versions
gptkbp:color	blue red white
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_version_adopted	July 4, 1960
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson thirteen horizontal stripes of red and white; blue canton with fifty white stars
gptkbp:displayedAt	military bases public events schools U.S. government buildings
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:Olympic_Games gptkb:Presidents'_Day gptkb:U.S._military_uniforms gptkb:Flag_Day gptkb:Memorial_Day gptkb:U.S._postage_stamps gptkb:Veterans_Day gptkb:U.S._presidential_inaugurations U.S. consulates U.S. embassies military funerals Fourth of July celebrations Patriotic parades
gptkbp:first_official_flag_act	gptkb:Flag_Resolution_of_1777
gptkbp:first_raised	1777
gptkbp:flag_day	June 14
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	flag of the United States
gptkbp:location_of_first_raising	gptkb:Fort_Stanwix,_New_York
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:reverse_side	identical to obverse
gptkbp:star_arrangement	nine rows of alternating five and six stars
gptkbp:stripes_symbolize	gptkb:the_original_13_colonies
gptkbp:supportsProtocol	gptkb:U.S._Flag_Code
gptkbp:symbolizes	gptkb:the_50_states_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:United_States_government gptkb:United_States_military United States citizens
gptkbp:used_in_anthem	gptkb:The_Star-Spangled_Banner
gptkbp:used_in_space	gptkb:Apollo_11_Moon_landing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Old_Glory gptkb:flag_of_Cuba
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6