Each year, June 14, we celebrate the birthday of the Stars and Stripes, who was born June 14, 1777. At that time, the Second Continental Congress authorized a new flag to symbolize the new nation, the United States.
Stars and Stripes first flew in a Flag Day celebration in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1861, during the first summer of the Civil War. The first celebration of Flag Day occurred June 14, 1877, the centenary of the original flag resolution.
By the mid-1890s the respect of Flag Day June 14 was a popular event. Mayors and governors began to issue proclamations in their jurisdictions to celebrate this event.
In the following years, public opinion for a celebration of National Flag Day intensified considerably. Many patriotic societies and veterans identified with the movement of Flag Day. Since its main purpose was to stimulate patriotism among young people, schools were the first to participate in the activities of the flag.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation calling for observance of Flag Day June 14 It was not until 1949 that Congress made this day a continued adherence to resolution "That the 14th day of June each year is designated as Flag Day. The measure was signed into law by President Harry Truman.
Flag Day, though not celebrated as a federal holiday, Americans everywhere continue to honor the history and heritage it represents.
Stars and Stripes first flew in a Flag Day celebration in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1861, during the first summer of the Civil War. The first celebration of Flag Day occurred June 14, 1877, the centenary of the original flag resolution.
By the mid-1890s the respect of Flag Day June 14 was a popular event. Mayors and governors began to issue proclamations in their jurisdictions to celebrate this event.
In the following years, public opinion for a celebration of National Flag Day intensified considerably. Many patriotic societies and veterans identified with the movement of Flag Day. Since its main purpose was to stimulate patriotism among young people, schools were the first to participate in the activities of the flag.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation calling for observance of Flag Day June 14 It was not until 1949 that Congress made this day a continued adherence to resolution "That the 14th day of June each year is designated as Flag Day. The measure was signed into law by President Harry Truman.
Flag Day, though not celebrated as a federal holiday, Americans everywhere continue to honor the history and heritage it represents.
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