Shine india monthly magazine published this article page no 7 every flag has a history of its own and if one delves deep a fascinating story comes to light. the american flag is no exception. nobody knows for sure who first designed the stars and stripes though there are some commonly accepted stories about the origin of the flag. according to one school of thought congressman francis hopkinson was the man who designed the flag but some historians believe that betsy ross a seamstress from philadelphia was the one who designed the american flag. it was not till june 24 1912 that the proportions of the american national flag came to be prescribed. as a result flags made before this year show different patterns of the stars and unusual proportions. but mostly stars were placed in a straight row and had proportions more or less similar to the ones now accepted shine india monthly magazine telugu.
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