Fifty years have now passed without any changes to the American flag. That is the longest period in United States history that the flag has remained unchanged.
Some American citizens live in places that do not have a star on the flag.
Washington, D.C. is the country’s capital but it is a city, not a state, so it does not have its own star. Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and the United States Virgin Islands are territories. So they do not have stars, either.
Some of the territories, like Puerto Rico and Guam, may vote to become states in the future. The United States government has created possible flags that have up to fifty-six stars.
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South By Southwest
DOUG JOHNSON:
Austin, Texas calls itself the “Live Music Capital of the World.” That is surely true each year in the middle of March. Tens of thousands of people come to the city to attend the ten-day South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive festivals. Katherine Cole went this year and has our report.
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KATHERINE COLE: That was Bob Schneider singing his song “Forty Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet).” It was named Song of the Year at the Austin Music Awards, the closing event of the South by Southwest Music conference. Maybe organizers should change the name of the awards to the “Bobs” as Schneider and his band had ten wins this year. They include Musician of the Year and Album of the Year.
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