The flag of the United States goes by different names — The Stars and Stripes; The Red, ... The first official national flag was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.

The flag of the United States goes by different names — The Stars and Stripes; The Red, ... The first official national flag was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.

The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...

The first official national flag was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The resolution read: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, ...

Flag Day commemorates the origins of the United States' flag in 1777 — but that's not when the holiday began. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.

Red, white, and backed by a narrative almost as long as the nation—the official tri-colored, star-spangled banner that tops government buildings and citizen homes across the United States first ...

He lobbied year after year in an attempt to have an official National Flag Day established by the United States government. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 as Flag Day.

Flag Day (June 14) may be the most overlooked of the United States' patriotic holidays. It doesn't get the headlines of Memorial Day or Independence Day.