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The first Flag Act, adopted on June 14, 1777, created the original United States flag of thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. The Star-Spangled Banner has fifteen stars and fifteen stripes as provided for in the second Flag Act approved by Congress on January 13, 1794. The additional stars and stripes represent Vermont (1791) and Kentucky (1792) joining the Union.
By the late 19th century, The Star Spangled Banner had become the official song of the U.S. military, but it wasn't until 1931 that the United States officially made The Star Spangled Banner the official national anthem of the country.efore this time, the United States had been without any national anthem. History of The Star Spangled Banner. The words of The Star Spangled Banner were first written on September 14, 1814 by Francis Scott Key as a poem titled, The Defence of Fort McHenry..