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Happy Flag Day! Here's to the biggest holiday that you didn't know you were supposed to celebrate. It's true that mail delivery might not stop for Flag Day and you definitely won't be receiving a ...
This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and when it started.
Look out for the red, white and blue this week as the United States celebrates Flag Day. Here's what you should know about the special occasion, which pays tribute to the Stars and Stripes on June 14.
What is Flag Day? Flag Day is the celebration of the day the Second Continental Congress approved the design of the American flag, which was June 14, 1777. While the event was first observed ...
Flag Day’s start: While the adoption of the first U.S. flag happened on June 14, 1777, Flag Day was initially established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, according to the Library of Congress.
Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress determined the composition of the nation's banner: "Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes ...
On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we take pride in the promise and purpose represented by our Nation’s flag." "Our flag has served as a source of pride and inspiration.
Visitors on Saturday check out the Flag Day Monument in Batavia which features information on Batavia dentist Dr. Bernard Cigrand, who has been referred to by many as the father of Flag Day.
In 1916, President Wilson issued a proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day. And more than 30 years later, in 1949, President Truman signed a formal observance of the holiday into law.
To this day, he is regarded as the “Father of Flag Day.” Since then, there have been 27 different versions of the American flag, and stars have been added as states joined the Union.