the history of the US flag
2007-03-03 22:07:47 · 5 answers · asked by JDCL 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The BATTLE of Iwo Jima was in WWII
There were 48 stars.
2007-03-03 22:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
48 states existed during WWII, when the Battle of Iwo Jima was fought. Each star represented one state. Hawaii and Alaska were admitted into the Union after WWII. Thus today, our flag has 50 stars.
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2007-03-04 09:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48 stars for the first 48 states; before Hawaii and Alaska joined the Union.
2007-03-04 06:19:32 · answer #3 · answered by PJPeach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48, 6 by 8, as there were from 1912 through 1959.
2007-03-04 06:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by obelix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states so they would not yet have stars.
2007-03-07 01:53:23 · answer #5 · answered by Gardner? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋