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Flag Day was first observed in 1877, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day. Here's what to know ...
The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing ...
Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777—the date the Second Continental Congress adopted the American flag. Thirteen alternating ...
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according ...
Flag Day 2025 will be celebrated on Saturday, June 14, marking the adoption of the design of the American flag in 1777.
Military leaders, veterans, and civic voices gather at Mount Vernon to mark Army’s 250th and launch a campaign urging ...
Flag Day is described thusly by no less than the Associated Press: The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law desi ...
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the “Stars and Stripes,” the official flag of the new nation. Its 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white, five-pointed stars on a blue ...
Three Oaks was chosen as host of the annual national unveiling of the new United States Postal Service flag stamp.
As the U.S. Army and its Infantry branch gear up to celebrate their monumental 250th birthday June 14, 2025, two of its ...