National Emblems of the USA Karabekova Takhmina
Flag of the United States • The flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag, is the national flag of the United States. It consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty 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 on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner
Flag of the United States (Old Glory) (Stars and stripes)
The National Anthem of the USA "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 13, 1814 by the 35 -year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort Mc. Henry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Fort Mc. Henry in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large American flag, the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the American victory.
Francis Scott Key ( 1779 – 1843)
One of two surviving copies of the 1814 broadside printing of the "Defence of Fort Mc. Henry", a poem that later became the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States.
The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the U. S. federal government. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself (which is kept by the U. S. Secretary of State), and more generally for the design impressed upon it. The Great Seal was first used publicly in 1782.
The Great Seal of the United States
Design of the Great Seal The supporter of the shield is a bald eagle with its wings outstretched (or "displayed, " in heraldic terms). From the eagle's perspective, it holds a bundle of 13 arrows in its left talon, (referring to the 13 original states), and an olive branch in its right talon, together symbolizing that the United States has "a strong desire for peace, but will always be ready for war. " (see Olive Branch Petition). Although not specified by law, the olive branch is usually depicted with 13 leaves and 13 olives, again representing the 13 original states.
The national animal of the USA
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