text_original: It was not, however, until Saturday, June 14, 1777, that a flag was formally adopted by Congress. On that day, Congress "Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT HOWEVER UNTIL SATURDAY JUNE FOURTEENTH SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN THAT A FLAG WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED BY CONGRESS ON THAT DAY CONGRESS RESOLVED THAT THE FLAG OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES BE THIRTEEN STRIPES ALTERNATE RED AND WHITE THAT THE UNION BE THIRTEEN STARS WHITE IN A BLUE FIELD REPRESENTING A NEW CONSTELLATION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈɑːt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ʌntˈɪl sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ, dʒˈuːn fˈɔːɹtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ðˌæɾə flˈæɡ wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs. ˌɔn ðæt dˈeɪ, kˈɑːŋɡɹəs "ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd, ðætðə flˈæɡ ʌvðə θˈɜːtiːn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts biː θˈɜːtiːn stɹˈaɪps ɔːltˈɜːnət ɹˈɛd ænd wˈaɪt; ðætðə jˈuːniən biː θˈɜːtiːn stˈɑːɹz, wˈaɪt ɪn ɐ blˈuː fˈiːld, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ɐ nˈuː kˌɑːnstɪlˈeɪʃən."