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First Reference to Stars and Stripes Flag

When
1774
Where
Boston, Massachusetts (unverified)
Episodes
1

The supplied passages do not contain the 10 March 1774 Boston Journal reference to the 'Stars and Stripes' flag. They only describe the modern flag and later historical flags.

Episodes

  1. 10 March 1774 (disputed) · Boston, Massachusetts (unverified)Unresolved Legacy Claim of a 1774 Boston Journal Reference

    The legacy claim of a 1774 Boston Journal reference to the 'Stars and Stripes' is unverified; the cited passage indicates the paper began publication only in 1833.

Background and detail

Source Limitation. The provided text lacks the specific 1774 newspaper article. It defines the modern flag and discusses later flags, but does not verify the legacy claim about the Boston Journal's 1774 wording.

Contextual Background. The sources describe the current U.S. flag design and note that the first official stars and stripes flag appeared in 1775. This context highlights the gap in evidence for the 1774 reference.

Sources

  1. Flag of the United States Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
  2. The Boston Journal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24

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