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Flag Day, June 14

What is Flag Day? Here's what to know about the holiday's history

Celebrated each year on June 14, Flag Day commemorates the 1777 approval of a national flag design by the Continental Congress.

Florida Times-Union on MSN · 5d

What is Flag Day and why do we celebrate it? What to know about the June holiday's history

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.

Lansing State Journal on MSN · 12d

Flag Day is June 14: What to know about US flag design, history

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.”

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What is Flag Day? A visual guide to the meaning and history of the June 14 holiday

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 ...

From schoolyard ceremonies to presidential proclamations: The quiet history of Flag Day

The annual observance reminds Americans that their flag represents more than cloth and thread; it embodies the principles of ...

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Oroville celebrates Flag Day: history, community, patriotism

The annual celebration began with Alberta Tracy, the Lady of Butte County, portraying Miss Liberty and addressing the crowd with a brief summary of Flag Day and its significance. Clothed in an ...

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