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Flag Day, a national holiday that honors our nation's flag, is Saturday, June 14, amid a weekend that also celebrates Father's Day and the U.S. Army's 250th birthday. Americans have recognized the ...
According to the Library of Congress, Flag Day commemorates the date the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. The Smithsonian reports that the flag resolution reads ...
Object Details Author Unknown Subject National Portrait Gallery (U.S.) Bicentennial Celebration Commemorating the Birth of James Smithson 1965 Category Historic Images of the Smithsonian Notes The ...
Flag Day commemorates the 1777 approval of a national flag design by the Continental Congress. It was established by federal law in 1949 as June 14. Observances preceded that, including in 1891 at ...
A bill filed by Air Force veteran Congressman Don Davis would use a flag designed by the father of a Fort Bragg soldier killed in action to honor other service members who die in service to the U ...
More than 100 years after the Continental Congress approved the flag, Flag Day was first observed in 1877. President Harry Truman established Flag Day as a national holiday in 1949.
Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF), created the original design in 1997, which was a variation of the modern design. The flag's appearance was refined in ...
Flag Day, a national holiday that honors our nation's flag, is Saturday, June 14, amid a weekend that also celebrates Father's Day and the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.
Flag Day commemorates the 1777 approval of a national flag design by the Continental Congress. It was established by federal law in 1949 as June 14. Observances preceded that, including in 1891 at ...