On what date was the current 50-star U.S. flag officially adopted?

The current 50-star U.S. flag was officially adopted on July 4, 1960.

The design added a fiftieth star for Hawaii, which became the fiftieth state in 1959. President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the order for the new flag, and it became official on Independence Day in 1960.

Alaska’s admission had already increased the flag from 48 to 49 stars in 1959. Hawaii’s statehood then produced the 50-star design that remains in use during America’s 250th-anniversary celebrations.

The flag’s thirteen stripes continue to represent the original thirteen colonies. Unlike the 1777 resolution, which did not dictate a star arrangement, the modern design places the fifty stars in nine horizontal rows alternating between six and five stars.