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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.
It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777. The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue ...
It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777. The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue ...
During the Revolutionary War, the infant United States of America flew several different flags. That all changed on June 14, 1777, when Congress passed the Flag Resolution of 1777, establishing ...
Flag Day offers Americans a way to celebrate the U.S. flag, which is a symbol of freedom and justice. What to know about Flag Day: When is Flag Day in 2025? Flag Day in 2025 is Saturday, June 14.
Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated the flag position on Flag Day. They are at full staff. Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full ...
Celebrating the stars and stripesCelebrating the Stars and Stripes: Honoring the American Flag on Flag Day today, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the United States flag, a symbol of ...
I have always been fascinated by flags. Call me a vexillophile (a person who has a special interest in flags), but whether it is the Nordic cross that is prevalent ...
The United States flag was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress authorized creation of the first national flag on June 14, 1777.
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.