Old Glory - The flag of the United States of America
USA Flag Description
13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white;
there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small,
white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars
(top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the
50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old
Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags,
including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico.
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Daylight Saving Time
in USA & Canada starts:
Sunday 8 March 2009
Europe / UK clocks on
Winter Time / standard time until:
Sunday 29 March 2009
