INFO NUGGET ON THE AMERICAN FLAG:
The 50-star flag of the United States was raised for the first time officially at 12:01 AM on July 4, 1960, at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, MD. The 50th star had been added for Hawaii; a year earlier the 49th, for Alaska. Before that, no star had been added since 1912.
Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts - 2008 Edition
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