For part 5, we have the Echidna family, Knuckles, Shade, and Jani-Ca, showing off the Fifteen Stars and Stripes. Not only was this among the few U.S. flags, if not the only one, to sport more than thriteen stripes, but this is also a very historical one. It was flown at the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, in September 1814, just a few months before the War of 1812 ended in February 1815.
During the Battle of Fort McHenry, poet Francis Scott Key witnessed the U.S. flag continuing to fly over the fortress despite the British bombarding it with artillery. Inspired by this symbol of resilience, he wrote the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry." The tune "To Anacreon in Heaven" was suggested to turn the poem into the song "The Star-Spangled Banner." That song became increasingly popular as time went on and became an unofficial anthem to the United States. It would not be until over a century later in 1931 that the song became the official anthem of our great and glorious nation.
Today, the flag flown at Fort McHenry, still exists, although its not in the same shape as it was over two centuries ago. Nevertheless, you can see it at the National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center in Washington D.C. I saw this historic flag for myself when I went on a spring break trip to D.C. with my family in April 2009.
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