The first official flag resembling the "Stars and Stripes" was the Continental Navy ensign (often referred to as the Continental Union Flag, first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) used between 1775 and 1777. It consisted of 13 red-and-white stripes, with the British Union Flag in the canton.

1 天前 · 2025-W Proof American Platinum Eagle – Obverse and Reverse ... design appears on all five coins in the First Amendment series and was also used in the 2018-2020 Preamble to the Declaration of ...

On June 21, 1989, a deeply divided United States Supreme Court upheld the rights of protesters to burn the American flag in a landmark First Amendment decision. In the controversial Texas v. Johnson case, the Court voted 5-4 in favor of Gregory …

2023年8月10日 · Though laws have been enacted making desecration of the American flag a crime, the Supreme Court has overturned such laws and ruled that the First Amendment protected flag burning as symbolic speech. In this photo, anti-war demonstrators burn the U.S. flag after marching to the State House in Boston in 1971.

On February 20, 2025, the US Mint will release the 2025-W Proof Platinum American Eagle, the fifth and final entry in the coin's five-year First Amendment to the United States Constitution series.This year's platinum Proof coin continues to highlight the five freedoms preserved in the First Amendment: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble and freedom ...

2024年5月13日 · In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled in favor of Gregory Johnson, who had burned the flag at the 1984 Republican National Convention, sparking a significant debate on the limits of free speech. 1. Justice William Brennan, writing for the majority, argued that Johnson's act of burning the flag was expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment.

2025年1月24日 · The fifth and final coin in a five-coin series will be offered in limited numbers when the U.S. Mint Feb. 20 presents the Proof 2025-W American Eagle, First Amendment to the United States ...

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas, Texas. Johnson burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan.

2023年1月3日 · First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.