Show MANY FORMS OF EARLY FLAGS various types were used before the form of old glory was adopted according to tile ansti I 1 bullon it t I 1 it it tin re r fie plinny forms of early aings espee bally colonial types u used by bi tile the Lol oulea atilt ami militia regiments before tile illig ot of the united mates wit MIS established by the con co agres june 14 1777 the of lute chite Is now eeli celi brandl iii at tin fing d clay i this alls act required that hint lie ile flag of if tile united states be of u 13 11 gioi alternate red biad Ill tp billit elliut laic union 1 be e 13 hite s on oil a blue field I 1 rel represent resent ing in u new constellation one ae of it ill alic occasions bici lons for pit public b of tile stars ancl stripes Is 19 ald to have been angim 6 1 1777 I 1 1 1 1 ahen herl tin ill liew nc ink flag ns hoisted ovit orr the lie troops ut jt port pelt cht lyler rome home N Y jotin john iniel lonas Is sal to it lia 1 ve ile liten C n tile lie first to fly the sirs arid stripes OM r the ihn high serg ens on the itinger in 1777 1 broin roin the line ahne of tin tile the stars and I 1 in the alm flag have varied there lle 13 henrs during durin I 1 the lie llev gutlon Iut lon 15 13 lit in tile the ur ar of ibal in the mexican war 33 to 35 3 in the ei cill if imar 45 43 in ill the lie spanish war ar rind 48 today the stripes were changed first from 13 to 15 and then lien buck back again t rf 13 our national ling flar Is among the oldest flags of the lie ri nations allons being older than the present british jack the ireine tricolor and the nag fial of spain |