The 12 Most Amazing American Monuments and Symbols

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1 AMERICAN FLAG REPRESENTS UNITY PATRIOTISM Only one country’s flag flies on the moon US astronaut Buzz Aldrin planted the American flag in 1969 during the first moon landing Here on Earth American flags have been flying since June 14 1777 On that day the Continental Congress approved a design with 13 stars and 13 stripes They represented the 13 colonies which became the first 13 states in the new union The first American flag left on the moon was blown over during takeoff but five flags from later missions are still standing 4