Definition and synonyms of silver jubilee from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited. Â© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009â2018 Index
There are 13 stripes on the American Flag. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes. I believe the stripes have more than one meaning. One being that the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
Independence is won through the Revolutionary War and the colonies become the United States of America. June 14, 1777: The 13 colonies are represented in the first American flag. The Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that states that the American flag shall have 13 stripes, alternately in red and white, to represent the 13 colonies. Despite all of the variations of the U.S. flag over time, the 13 stripes have never changed.