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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.
Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. The Star-Spangled Banner was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat.1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. Â§ 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.his article is about the national anthem of the United States. For the flag that flew over Fort McHenry, see Star-Spangled Banner (flag) . For the present flag, see flag of the United States.