Flag Day, June 14, is the birthday of American flag．On this date in 1777, the Continental Congress【C1】______a resolution stating that the flag of the new nation should contain thir【C2】______stripes( seven red ones and six white ones)to【C3】______the thir independent colonies, and thir white stars arranged in a circle to symbolize the unity and【C4】______of these colonies.
In 1776, after the colonies had【C5】______their independence from Great Britain, George Washington and two other【C6】______leaders were assigned the task of designing a【C7】______flag．The colors they chose were red for alliance, white for【C8】______, and blue for loyalty．According to American【C9】______, they brought their design to Betsy Ross, a young widow who was an excellent seamstress(女裁缝)．She【C10】______their sketch exactly, except tot【C11】______that the stars be five-pointed【C12】______than six-pointed．Betsy Ross made the first American flag,【C13】______name is still well known【C14】______Americans．Her little home in Philadelphia has been【C15】______as a monument, and tens of thousands of【C16】______visit it each year.
The American flag has been【C17】______many times since Betsy Ross made the【C18】______Today, the flag still contains thir stripes【C19】______honor of the original colonies．But now there are fifty stars(one for each state)arranged in nine rows, alternating with six stars in one【C20】______and five in next．Because of its design, the American flag has been nicknamed the 'stars and stripes'.
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