How many stars and stripes are on the US flag, and what do they represent?
The US flag has 50 stars, one for each state, and 13 stripes that stand for the original 13 colonies.
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- What event does France's national holiday on July 14 celebrate?
“France's national holiday on July 14 marks the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a key early moment of the French Revolution.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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