Zingaki izinkanyezi efulethini laseMelika futhi zisho ukuthini?

Izwe ngalinye linenhlanhla yalo. I-America ayikho. Ukuze izakhamizi zase-United States, izinto ezinjengokuthanda izwe, i-Motherland, umuzwa wokuzibophezela, njll, kusho okuningi. Ngakho-ke, zizwela kakhulu uphawu lwazo lwesizwe - ifulegi lase-US. Kubantu baseMelika, lokhu akuyona nje ifulegi elivamile, kodwa uphawu olubonakalayo lwesizwe sabo.

Ifulegi lase-US enezinkanyezi zalo kanye nemivimbo yilophawu olusemthethweni olukhulu lwaseMelika. Ifulege ingubo yempango enemibala ebomvu neyomhlophe, enezingqimba futhi ehlukile ekhonjisiwe kuyo kanye nebala elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka enezinkanyezi eziningi. Futhi yonke imibala yefulegi yaseMelika inenani layo. Ukubomvu kufanekisela igazi elichithekayo labasekeli bamakholoni, futhi umhlophe ufanekisela izimiso zokuziphatha lapho i-United States yasungulwa khona.

Yiqiniso, wonke umuntu wabona ifulegi laseMelika ngezinkanyezi zalo nemivimbo. Kodwa akuwona wonke umuntu owazi ukuthi zingaki izinkanyezi efulethini laseMelika, okubalulekile. Futhi lo ngumbuzo othakazelisayo ngempela. Phela, ifulegi lase-US lishintshe kaningi emlandweni walo, futhi inani lezinkanyezi kulo nalo alizange lihlale lingashintshi.

Ngakho-ke, ukuze uqonde ukuthi zingaki izinkanyezi efulethini laseMelika empeleni nokuthi zifanekisani, udinga ukuphendukela emlandweni. Futhi umlando wefulegi laseMelika uqale kusukela ngosuku lapho i-USA yamemezelwa khona izwe elizimele - ngoJulayi 4, 1776. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, leli zwe alinalo ibhanna yalo elisemthethweni. Ngakho-ke, ngenguqulo yokuqala ye-flag yaseMelika, esikhundleni sezinkanyezi zamanje, uphawu lweGreat Britain lwaluboniswa. Kwabizwa ngokuthi "i-Continental Flag". Ngonyaka olandelayo nengxenye, lo mbhoshongo wenziwa yiziNguquko zaseNyakatho Melika ngaphansi komyalo kaGeorge Washington.

Kodwa-ke, wonke umuntu waqonda ukuthi uhulumeni omusha ozimele udinga uphawu lwakhe, oluyingqayizivele nolunqunyiwe. Ngakho-ke, ngoJuni 1777, iCongress yavuma ifulegi elisha laseMelika elisemthethweni. Kuyo esikhundleni se- Great Britain kwakukhona izinkanyezi. Baqala ukufanekisela i-United States. Ngakho-ke, zingaki izinkanyezi efulethini laseMelika kusukela ekuqaleni? 13 ithi - izinkanyezi ezingu-13.

Ngokusho komlando, ifulegi lokuqala laseMelika lenziwe ngumngcwabo uBetsy Ross waseFiladelphia ngosuku lokuzimela kwe-US. Futhi usuku olwamukelwa yiCongress (ngoJuni 14), lugubha eMelika njengelanga loSuku Lombala.

Kuwo wonke umlando we-United States, inani lezinkanyezi efulethini liye lashintsha izikhathi eziningi. Ngakho-ke, ngo-1795 amazwe amabili ajoyina i-USA : iKentucky neVermont, nenani lezinkanyezi efulethini lenyuke laba yi-15. Yilo leli fulegi elitholile igama elithi "Banner of Stars". Futhi ngakho kwaphindaphindwa njalo lapho umbuso omusha ujoyina i-United States. Okude kunabo bonke basinda ebhanini enezinkanyezi ezingu-48 (1912-1959).

Ngakho-ke, zingaki izinkanyezi efulethini laseMelika namuhla?

Ngo-1960, umbuso wokugcina wajoyina - i-United States - eHawaii. Ngesikhathi angena kuleli lizwe, i-last, inkanyezi yama-50 yavutha efulethini. Futhi kuze kube yilolu suku ifulege laseMelika linamaqembu ayi-13 nezinkanyezi ezingu-50.

Kodwa-ke, kusukela ngo-2012 izingxoxiswano zisezoqala ukwenza umbuso wamazwe angama-51 waseMelika ePuerto Rico. Futhi i-US Army Heraldry Institute iye yahlela ngisho neziphakamiso zokushintsha umklamo wefulegi elizayo.

Manje uyazi ukuthi zingaki izinkanyezi ezisemgqeni waseMelika. Kanye neqiniso lokuthi lisho inani le-US.