Each country needs a flag as a visual representation of its people?and to distinguish it from other nations. A flag is also a code of honor. Flags are national symbols. Every country has got a specific flag as their national symbol. The first flags were flown in the 18th century to tell others that we own a piece of land ('proclaim a possession') a

Flags make you look patriotic. The bigger they are, the more important you and your country look. That's the intended effect, anyway. Flags were used as a method of claiming land for your country. When America became the first country to land on the Moon, they planted an American flag as a symbol of American power. In tough times and in wartime, na

Francis Hopkinson is often given credit for the Betsy Ross design, as well as other 13-star arrangements. The Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution on June 14, 1777, establishing the first congressional standard for official United States ensigns.