Why Are There 50 Stars on the Flag of the United States? The history behind the stars is quite unique. Each time a new state joins the United States, a new star gets added to the flag.

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars ...