The American flag is used around the world as t-shirt designs, stickers, or logos of establishments. People everywhere use it as some kind of decoration, but only a handful know the meaning behind this national symbol. The American flag was used in the late 18th century, when it was originally called “The Stars and Stripes”. It had no meaning then, but over the years people started to assign meanings to the shapes, lines and colors of the flag.
The 50 white stars on a navy blue backdrop at the upper-left portion of the flag are said to represent the solicitation of the 50 states that belong in the United States of America, although this became an issue that was debated over when Hawaii officially became a state, and a total of 51 states were present in the nation. The stripes, or 13 red horizontal lines on a white backdrop symbolize the 13 colonies that the country used to have. Red symbolizes valor, white shows purity and innocence, while blue stands for justice and perseverance.