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目录 传统节日 多彩文化 异域揽胜 时尚生活 时尚运动 时尚危害 传统节日 Stars and Stripes The United States did not have a standardized flag until 1912. Called the “Stars and Stripes ” or “Old Glory ，” the flag is one of the most complicated in the world. No other flag needs 64 pieces of fabric to make. The current flag has 13 red and white alternating stripes representing the original 13 states and 50 stars each star represents one of the states of the Union on a blue background. The American flag has also changed designs more than any other flag in the world. The first flag called the “Grand Union ” was first flown at the headquarters of the Continent Army on January 1, 1776. Betsy Ross a seamstress is said to have contributed to this design. She had an upholstery business which made flags for navy ships in Pennsylvania. A legend still persists that she showed George Washington how to make a five pointed star and suggested thirteen stars in a circle for the first flag. Actually she and George Washington never met. George Washington did design the Grand Union. On June 14 ，1777 the Continental Congress proposed that the United States have a new national flag......