Until the decree of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag were prescribed, so flags prior to this time feature an unusual arrangement of stars and odd proportions, characteristics that are left to the discretion of the flag maker. In general, however, direct rows of stars and proportions similar to those officially followed later were used. The main acts affecting the flag of the United States are as follows:
Delaware (December 7, 1787)
Pennsylvania (December 12, 1787)
New Jersey (December 18, 1787)
Georgia (January 2, 1788)
Connecticut (January 9, 1788)
Massachusetts (February 6, 1788)
Maryland (April 28, 1788)
South Carolina (May 23, 1788)
New Hampshire (June 21, 1788)
Virginia (June 25, 1788)
New York (July 26, 1788)
North Carolina (November 21, 1789)
Rhode Island (May 29, 1790)
Vermont (March 4, 1791)
Kentucky (June 1, 1792)
Tennessee (June 1, 1796)
Ohio (March 1, 1803)
Louisiana (April 30, 1812)
Indiana (December 11, 1816)
Mississippi (December 10, 1817)
Illinois (December 3, 1818)
Alabama (December 14, 1819)
Maine (March 15, 1820)
Missouri (August 10, 1821)
Arkansas (June 15, 1836)
Michigan (January 26, 1837)
Florida (March 3, 1845)
Texas (December 29, 1845)
Iowa (December 28, 1846)
Wisconsin (May 29, 1848)
California (September 9, 1850)
Minnesota (May 11, 1858)
Oregon (February 14, 1859)
Kansas (January 29, 1861)
West Virginia (June 20, 1863)
Nevada (October 31, 1864)
Nebraska (March 1, 1867)
Colorado (August 1, 1876)
North Dakota (November 2, 1889)
South Dakota (November 2, 1889)
Montana (November 8, 1889)
Washington (November 11, 1889)
Idaho (July 3, 1890)
Wyoming (July 10, 1890)
Utah (January 4, 1896)
Oklahoma (November 16, 1907)
New Mexico (January 6, 1912)
Arizona (February 14, 1912)
Alaska (January 3, 1959)
Hawaii (August 21, 1959)
Rev. 9/2001