Assertion: american flag's star | /r/HasProperty | added
Facets:
value: each time new states joined
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: On April 4, 1818, a plan was passed by Congress at the suggestion of U.S. Naval Captain Samuel C. Reid in which the flag was changed to have 20 stars, with a new star to be added when each new state was admitted, but the number of stripes would be reduced to 13 so as to honor the original colonies.
text: Between 1777 and 1960 Congress passed several acts that changed the shape, design and arrangement of the flag and allowed stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state.
text: It was only in 1818 that Congress passed a resolution to add five more stars and a new star to be added when a new state was admitted.
text: In 1795, a new flag was adopted with 15 stars -- two more states in the union, Vermont and Kentucky, meant two new stars were added.
text: The last star was added when Hawaii became a state on July 4, 1960.
text: New stars were added each time new states joined the Union.
text: A new star was added every time a new state was admitted to the union.
text: Originally, a new star and a new stripe were to be added, but that quickly became ungainly.
text: The last star, representing Hawaii was added was in 1960, and it became the 27th version of the American flag.