Imbali kunye nophuhliso lweflegi yaseMelika

I-EVOLUTON YEFLEGI YASE-UNITED STATES YASE-AMERICA

Xa iflegi yase-United States yaqatshelwa okokuqala yiCongress ngo-1777, yayingenazo imigca elishumi elinesithathu kunye neenkwenkwezi ezingamashumi amahlanu ezaziwa namhlanje. Nangona isabomvu, imhlophe, kwaye iluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, iflegi yase-US yayineenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinesithathu kunye nemigca ukumela amakoloni alishumi elinesithathu okuqala e-United States. Ukususela ekuzimeleni kwe-United States, iflegi yesizwe iye yahlaziywa amaxesha angamashumi amabini anesixhenxe ahlukeneyo. Ngalo lonke ixesha ilizwe (okanye amazwe) longezwa kwimanyano, kwakufuneka kongezwe enye inkwenkwezi kwikona ephezulu ngasekhohlo yeflegi. Inguqulelo yamva nje yeflegi yaqatshelwa ngo-1960 xa iHawaii yaba lilizwe. Ukuguquka kweflegi yase-United States ke ngoko akusiyo imbali yophawu lwaseMelika kuphela kodwa yimbali yomhlaba weli lizwe kunye nabantu balo. Iflegi yase-USA luphawu oludibanisa amaMelika ukusuka empuma ukuya entshona, emantla ukuya emazantsi. Ilizwe ngalinye lineenkwenkwezi ezithungelwe kwimvelaphi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emele ukuphaphama, ukunyamezela, kunye nobulungisa. Imigca ebomvu imela ubugorha ngelixa umhlophe uthetha ubumsulwa kunye nobumsulwa. Nangona uyilo lweflegi yaseMelika lutshintshiwe - kwaye lusenokuqhubeka lutshintsha - njengoko kongezwa amazwe, umbala obomvu, omhlophe, noluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka awutshintshanga. Le mibala imele iimpawu zabantu baseMelika kuyo yonke imbali, kulo lonke ilizwe.

1777 – IFLEGI YOKUQALA YASE-US
Iflegi yeenkwenkwezi ezili-13 yaba yiflegi yokuqala esemthethweni yase-US ngomhla we-14 kweyeSilimela, ngo-1777 ngenxa yomthetho weCongress. Ubungqina obuninzi bubonisa ukuba yilungu leCongress uFrancis Hopkinson ngokuyila iFlegi (hayi uBetsy Ross)

IFLEGI YASE-USA YE-1795 – 15 STAR
Iflegi yeenkwenkwezi ezili-15 yaba yiflegi yethu esemthethweni ngomhla woku-1 kuMeyi, ngo-1795 xa kongezwa iinkwenkwezi ezimbini ezimele iVermont neKentucky.

1818 – IFLEGI YETHU YESITHATHU YASE-US
Iflegi yeenkwenkwezi ezingama-20 yabuyela kwisithethe njengoko iCongress yagqiba ekubeni ibuyele kwimigca elishumi elinesithathu, kodwa yongeza iinkwenkwezi kumazwe amatsha amahlanu. Le flegi yayikwaziwa ngokuba yi "Great Star Flag" njengoko iinkwenkwezi ezingama-20 ngamanye amaxesha zazicwangciswa ukuze zenze inkwenkwezi.

1851 – 31 IFLEGI YEZINKWEZI YASE-UNITED STATES YASE-AMERICA
Le flegi, eyaziswa ngo-1851, yongeza ilizwe laseCalifornia kwaye yasetyenziswa iminyaka esixhenxe emfutshane. UMillard Fillmore, uJames Buchanan kunye noFranklin Pierce babengoomongameli kuphela ababekhonza ngelixa kusetyenziswa iflegi yeenkwenkwezi ezingama-31.

IFLEGI YASE-USA YE-1867 – 37 STAR
Iflegi yeenkwenkwezi ezingama-37 yaqala ukusetyenziswa ngomhla wesi-4 kweyeKhala ngo-1867. Kongezwa enye inkwenkwezi kwilizwe laseNebraska kwaye yasetyenziswa iminyaka elishumi.

IFLEGI YASE-AMERIKA YEENKWEZI EZINGAMA-45 NGO-1896 – 45
Ngo-1896, iflegi yeenkwenkwezi ezingama-45 yayimele ilizwe kunye ne-Utah njengelizwe elisemthethweni. Le flegi yasetyenziswa iminyaka eli-12 kwaye yabona oongameli abathathu ngexesha lokusetyenziswa kwayo.

IFLEGI YASE-UNITES STATES YOWE-1912 – 48 IINKWENKWEZI
Ngomhla wesi-4 kweyeKhala ngo-1912, iflegi yaseMelika yabona iinkwenkwezi ezingama-48, kongezwa iNew Mexico neArizona. Umyalelo woLawulo kaMongameli uTaft wamisela ubungakanani beflegi waza wabonelela ngokulungelelaniswa kweenkwenkwezi kwimigca emithandathu ethe tye yesibhozo nganye, inqaku elinye lenkwenkwezi nganye liphezulu.

IFLEGI YASE-AMERIKA YEENKWEZI EZINGAMA-50 NGO-1960 – 50
Iflegi yethu yanamhlanje yaqala ukwaziswa ngo-1960 xa iHawaii yongezwa njengelizwe elisemthethweni kwaye ibiluphawu lwesizwe sethu kangangeminyaka engaphezu kwama-50. Ibe noomongameli abalishumi elinanye ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.