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The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) Historic Landmark plaque program was begun in 1968 in order to identify architecturally significant structures and significant pieces of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States's local heritage throughout Allegheny County. Nominations are reviewed by the private non-profit foundation's ...
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; 1st Monday in September: Labor Day
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 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 1889, Mary Schenley donated 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of a site called "Mt. Airy Tract" to the city of Pittsburgh, part of which included modern Flagstaff Hill. Edward Bigelow , Pittsburgh's first Director of Public Works, created a series of boulevards and attractions in the new park, renamed Schenley Park.
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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.