This is, of course, in stark contrast to the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes. So what does a nine star flag mean in the U.S.? The American people have some concerns.

THERE are 50 stars on the American flag, representing the 50 states of the USA. But the United States did not always have 50 states – so how many stars were there originally, and how has this… ...

Or any of the 37 states that entered the union after 1777. When the U.S. Olympic Committee created the logo about six years ago, it chose to go with the 13-star flag because it would be too ...

The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the symbolism of stars. Originally, a six-pointed star was favored, but Betsy ...

Congress passed its first flag act on June 14, 1777: “Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars ...

The American flag now has 50 stars, one for each of the 50 states. The original flag, adopted on this day in history, 1777, only had 13 stars. (iStock) ...