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Origins of Flag Day. An earlier version of the American flag's current design was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, though the date wouldn't be celebrated until a ...
The Allied Veterans Honor Guard carries historic versions of the American flag during a flag day service held by the Hanover Elks, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Hanover Borough.
Flag Day was first proposed in 1861 to rally support for the Union side of the American Civil War. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that designated June 14 as Flag Day. [4] On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was officially established by an Act of Congress. [5]
We can date Flag Day's importance all the way back to 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution that stated America must have an official flag to represent the nation and its' people ...
The school has been restored, and a bust of Cigrand also honors him at the National Flag Day Americanism Center in Waubeka. He moved to Chicago to attend dental school and, in June 1886, first publicly proposed an annual observance of the birth of the United States flag in an article titled "The Fourteenth of June," published in the Chicago ...
3rd Fri. in May - National Defense Transportation Day [8] May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day [9] May 22 - National Maritime Day [10] last Mon. in May - Memorial Day [11] June 14 - Flag Day [12] June 14-July 4 - Honor America Days [13] 3rd Sun. in June - Father's Day [14] July 27 - National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (expired 2003) [15]
A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments ; however, in some countries a decree or ...
Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.