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In 1912, a joint Army and Navy board headed by Spanish-American War hero Admiral Dewey amended the flag to reflect the admission of New Mexico and Arizona to the Union and suggested six even rows of eight stars. The pattern resembled earlier flags from the Republic's history, but an important difference was that Presidential Executive Orders of 1912 and 1934 formalized the exact configuration, including the width of the stripes, the diameter of the stars, and the exact color tints. The Flag Code, passed in 1942, established proper flag etiquette, and as a result the 48-star flag never varied in appearance during its 47 years of use.
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