State Flags of the United States

https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/education/arkansas-history/history-of-the-flag Apr 9, 2024 "Hocker’s design featured a rectangular red field upon which was centered a white rhombus diamond bordered by twenty-five white stars on a blue band. Three blue stars, centered on the flag’s horizontal axis on a white field within the rhombus, completed the plan. The three blue stars in the center field bore several meanings: first, that Arkansas had successively belonged to three countries—France, Spain, and the United States—before statehood; second, that 1803 was the year of the Louisiana Purchase, which included present-day Arkansas; third, that Arkansas was the third state created from the purchase. The twenty-five white stars symbolized that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state admitted to the Union. The diamond marked Arkansas’s status as the nation’s only diamond-producing state." Arkansas Secretary of State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIxtD9cwj2g Apr 27, 2020 We challenged 50 people, one from each state in the U.S., to describe their state flag from memory. The results were encouraging! Texas, California, and Maryland might be familiar to you, but how about the rest? Do you know what your state flag looks like? Condé Nast Traveler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAXE4YiocpI Sep 1, 2017 Cool Links: North American Vexillological Association - http://nava.org/ "Good Flag, Bad Flag" PDF - https://nava.org/digital-library/design/GFBF_English.pdf​ Buy "Good Flag, Bad Flag" on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/097477281X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_ozxLzb1DAMCVB​ Flag Waver - https://krikienoid.github.io/flagwaver/​ "United We Stand" Redesign - https://www.bresslergroup.com/blog/united-we-stand/​ Hello_Im_Zach's Redesign - https://redd.it/5v89hg​ "State Sigils" Redesign - http://imgur.com/a/5gaMk/all  Roman Mars TED Talk on City Flags - https://youtu.be/pnv5iKB2hl4  Vexillographer's "Ten Worst U.S. State Flags" - https://youtu.be/NkKTuz6UJ98  Vexillology Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/ 50 States Toothpick Flags on Amazon - http://a.co/751i7Ef Linopa Films

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZHb82fdoo Nov 16, 2020 Names can be turned on in captions. An animation I created back in April—since then Mississippi has created and approved a new flag, so I redid the animation to include it. I've included the flags of every state, as well as the territories and DC. Music: The US Army Band's performance of The Star Spangled Banner Geobica