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Flags of micronations and intermicronational organisations at MicroCon 2022. Micronations are ephemeral, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states, but which are not acknowledged as such by any recognised sovereign state, or by any supranational organisation.
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code , in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
An American teenager in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, created this micronation, the territory of which was initially limited to his bedroom. It has since expanded into part of Milwaukee, as well as other locations on Earth (including Marie Byrd Land, which is also claimed by two other micronations, Melchezidek and Westarctica; q.v. ).
In the vacuum of prescribed meaning, Americans have imbued the flag with sacrifice, freedom, patriotism, nationalism, pride, disappointment and hope.
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.
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]
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Micronations such as Sealand are small, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states but which are not acknowledged by any recognized sovereign state. [1] A self-proclaimed monarch such as Jean-Bédel Bokassa. Self-styled order, a chivalric order with unrecognised claim of historical legacy.