Here's some fun (wife would say "weird") facts
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Number of places nationwide with "liberty" in their name. The most populous one is Liberty,Missouri (29,149). Iowa has more of these places than any other state: four (Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty).
- Eleven places have "independence" in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Missouri, with 116,830 residents.
- Five places adopted the name "freedom." New Freedom, Pennsylvania with 4,464 residents, has the largest population among these.
- There is one place named "patriot" — Patriot, Indiana, with a population of 209.
- And what could be more fitting than spending the day in a place called "America"? There are five such places in the country, with the most populous being American Fork, Utah, with 26,263 residents.
Earlier post about the Declaration of Independence possibly being deemed illegal by British lawyers, hahahahaha -> http://www.dannyfinnegan.com/2011/10/was-declaration-of-independence-illegal.html
Progression of the American flag over history.
As the exact pattern of stars was not specified prior to 1912, and the exact colors not specified prior to 1934, many of the historical U.S. national flags shown below are typical rather than official designs.
Betsy Ross Flag
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The 13 Star Flag
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The Star Spangled Banner
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The 1818 20 Star Flag
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The 21 Star Flag
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The 23 Star Flag
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The 24 Star Flag
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The 25 Star Flag
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The 26 Star Flag
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The 27 Star Flag
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The 28 Star Flag
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The 29 Star Flag
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The 30 Star Flag
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The 31 Star Flag
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The 32 Star Flag
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The 33 Star Flag
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The 34 Star Flag
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The Civil War 35 Star Flag
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The 36 Star Flag
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The 37 Star Flag
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The 38 Star Flag
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The 43 Star Flag
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The 44 Star Flag
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The 45 Star Flag
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The 46 Star Flag
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The 48 Star Flag
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The 49 Star Flag
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The 50 Star Flag
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