The 52-star American flag
Events
- July 4 - The American flag is updated to have 52 stars. (TNG: "The Royale")
While new states are added to the Union on no particular day of the year, new stars are added to the American flag on the Independence Day following the act of Congress admitting the state, therefore, the 52nd state was admitted sometime between 4 July 2032 and 4 July 2033.
However, the episode does not specify that the number of stars was increased to 52 stars. Therefore it is possible that the number of stars on the American flag was reduced from 53 or more, after the number of US states decreased.
| 2032 | 21st century 2030s |
2034 |