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Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin
San Francisco Chronicle· 24 hours agoPresident Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day and in 1949, President...
LOCAL COLUMN: Flag Day 2024
The Norman Transcript· 3 hours agoOn this day, we commemorate the adoption of the “stars and stripes” design— June 14, 1777. Flag Day has been unofficially recognized since that date, with proclamations issued by Woodrow ...
This Wisconsin town lays claim to being birthplace of Flag Day
WJHL· 9 hours agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating...
Celebrate Dad with special meals at Stark County eateries
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoDespite widespread popular support, the first proposal for Father’s Day to be recognized as a...
Passaic event was another step to gain recognition for forgotten 'Hello Girls' of WWI
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAt the war's end, Banker was assigned to President Woodrow Wilson during the Treaty of Versailles...
Father's Day: How it got started
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 4 hours agoMother's Day has been a national holiday since 1914, but Father's Day didn't become official nationally until 1972. How did we get Father's Day?...
'No Juicing Joe': Republican proposes bill in response to Biden's 'decline on full display'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA Tennessee Republican's No Juicing Joe bill would require the president to alert Congress whenever...
Ken Bridges: Sidney Mezes, one-time UT president, was leader in Texas education
Gannett via AOL· 23 hours agoHe added a new library and a new Department of Economic Geology. Within five years, enrollment expanded 20%, from 2,500 students to 3,000. In 1913, the newly-inaugurated President< ...
Editorial: Happy Flag Day
Plattsburgh Press-Republican· 15 hours agoToday is the day we celebrate our nation’s flag, the old red, white and blue, stars and stripes, and all her old glory. The flag represents our nation, the United States of America, and all ...
Is Flag Day a federal holiday? Here's everything to know about the obscure holiday
WTHR Indianapolis· 2 days agoPresident Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day and in 1949, President...
