Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia
WEBFlag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [1]
What Is Flag Day? - HISTORY
WEBJun 14, 2018 · Bernard Cigrand, a small-town Wisconsin teacher, originated the idea for an annual flag day, to be celebrated across the country every June 14, in 1885. That year, he led his school in the...
Flag Day | Definition, Date, Meaning, History, & Facts
WEBFlag Day, in the United States, a day honouring the national flag, observed on June 14. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag.
Flag Day is June 14: A visual guide to the meaning and history - USA TODAY
WEBJun 13, 2024 · Flag Day celebrates the symbolism and history of the American flag on June 14. The U.S. has celebrated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in a variety of ways when President Woodrow Wilson...
What is Flag Day? Here’s a guide | PBS News
WEBJun 12, 2024 · 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...
Flag Day History: The True Story Behind the Holiday - TIME
WEBJun 14, 2016 · F lag Day, which takes place annually on June 14, is as oft-forgotten holiday, once called the “runty stepchild among American national holidays” in the New York Times. This year’s...
A Proclamation on Flag Day And National Flag Week, 2022
WEBJun 10, 2022 · On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting a flag for our new Nation — the United States of America. The resolution specified 13 alternating red and white stripes...
Flag Day's long—and surprising—history explained - National …
WEBJun 14, 2023 · To celebrate the American flag, June 14 is thus known as Flag Day. Although Flag Day is observed on a smaller scale than neighboring patriotic holidays like Memorial Day and...
Flag Day - GovInfo
WEBJun 11, 2021 · June 14th is observed as Flag Day each year because on June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes for the flag of the United States. The first national observance of Flag Day took place 100 years after the original resolution on June 14, 1877.
History of Flag Day - United States Flag
WEBJun 14, 2012 · Flag Day is a celebration of the adoption of the American flag by Continental Congress in the First Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777. Although the 200-year anniversary of this date was celebrated by flying flags on public buildings and holding remembrances in several cities, Flag Day wasn’t officially recognized until President Harry Truman ...