The 50 Star Flag
50-Star Flag: Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated August 21, 1959 - provided
for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizon tally and eleven
rows of stars staggered vertically. This is the current flag of the United States.
Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state on August 21st, 1959. The 27th flag of the
United States became the official flag on July 4th, 1960.
Nine presidents have served under this flag;
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953-1961),
John F. Kennedy
(1961-1963),
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963-1969),
Richard M. Nixon
(1969-1974),
Gerald R. Ford
(1974-1977),
Jimmy Carter
(1977-1981),
Ronald W. Reagan
(1981-1989),
George Bush
(1989-1993),
William J. Clinton
(1993-2001) and
George W. Bush (2001-present)*.
* Bush is only the fourth President to lose the popular vote but win the Presidency by means
of the Electoral College. Andrew Jackson and Grover Cleveland suffered the same setback as Al Gore, but
went on to win in a later election. Samuel Tilden, the people's choice in 1876, is the only
member of this elite group who shunned a comeback. History will show to which group Al Gore
will belong, having won the election by some half million votes but losing in the Electoral College.
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