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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 ...
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.
Quincy, Massachusetts, has had an annual Flag Day parade since 1952 and claims that it "is the longest-running parade of its kind" in the U.S. [28] From 1967 to 2017, the largest Flag Day parade was held annually in Troy, New York, which based its parade on the Quincy parade and typically drew 50,000 spectators.
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 ...
The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.
last Monday in May: Memorial Day [12] 1st Monday in June: National Child's Day; June 14: Flag Day and National Flag Week; June 19: Juneteenth [13] 3rd Sunday in June: Father's Day; July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day [14] last Sunday in July: Parent's Day; August 16: National Airborne Day; August 26: Women's Equality Day
These American flag facts are all about its history, its stars and stripes, and how you should display the flag. There's a lot you may not know about Old Glory!
Forster Flag (1775) – Historians believe the Manchester Company of the First Essex County Militia Regiment carried this flag during the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. The militia unit was activated but was not involved in the day's fighting. This flag is historic because it is the oldest surviving flag depicting the 13 ...