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A working holiday that celebrates the 1898 foundation of the Philippine Navy. May 28 Flag Day: Araw ng Pambansang Watawat: Fixed Celebration of the patriotic victory in the 1898 Battle of Alapan, the first time the national flag was unfurled in public. Independence Day celebrations begin on this day, lasting until June 12. June 19 José Rizal's ...
A method of folding the flag of Ohio was created by Alex Weinstock, a Boy Scout from Junction City, [5] for his Eagle Scout service project. It requires two people. It requires two people. The procedure was passed by the 125th Ohio General Assembly as House Bill 552 and signed into law by Governor Bob Taft on February 15, 2005: [ 20 ]
Philippine Independence, July 4, 1946. The Flag of the United States of America is lowered while the Flag of the Philippines is raised. On October 11, 1945, the Philippines became one of the founding members of the United Nations.
Philippines: Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan or Araw ng Kasarinlan) 12 June: 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence by Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The Philippines achieved self-rule from the United States on 4 July 1946, and celebrated 4 July as Independence Day until 1964. [69] Republic Day: 4 July ...
Flag Day isn't a federal holiday, but it has been celebrated for over a century. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as a day of national observance in 1916, according to the U.S. General ...
In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. Since 2023, the Philippines has faced increasingly ...
Flags in Ohio are to be lowered Thursday in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered that U.S. and Ohio flags on public buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff ...
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 ...