We went to Chicago History Museum yesterday. Just like what the name represented , it is a museum that has all the history of Chicago. I have learned lot of historical things of Chicago.
Do you know this is Chicago's flag? Before I went there, I don't even know this! I have seen this flag for many times , but I never knew this is the flag of city Chicago ! Also I have found some interesting things about this flag.
Do you know there wasn't 4 stars at first when people designed this flag? In 1917, there were only two stars on the flag . Those two stars represented the Chicago fire of 1871 and the big Chicago world's fair of 1893. By the time 1933 the third star had been added. This star represented the Century of Progress International Exposition of 1933-34. In 1939 , after one week the flag designer Wallace Rice died, the city council added a final star to commemorate the Fort Dearborn massacre of 1812 , and they changed the order of stars. They put this star at the first place of flag.
"The three white stripes of the flag represent, from top to bottom, the North, West and South sides of the city. The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River. The bottom blue stripe represents the South Branch of the river and the Great Canal, over the Chicago Portage." From Wikipedia.
I love the Chicago flag! It has great meaning. Now that you know it, I bet you will recognize it in many places. For example, many police officers wear it.
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