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Why is today Flag Day? Here's when and why Flag Day was created
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWhen was Flag Day created and why? "Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress determined the composition of the nation’s banner ...
United States Army celebrates its 249th birthday
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 4 hours agoOn June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year, creating the...
The history of Flag Day
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 2 hours agoIt's been that way since 1777 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag with 13 red and white alternating stripes along with 13 stars to...
Army celebrates its 249th birthday
Army Times via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe battle drew in fellow colonial soldiers from New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. As a series of other skirmishes and battles erupted, the ...
Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind the US flag
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOrigins of Flag Day An earlier version of the American flag's current design was adopted by the...
Is there mail on Flag Day? Post office, UPS, FedEx hours
Newsweek· 21 hours agoIn 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as...
Supreme Court Justice's wife under fire on Flag Day: "traitor"
Newsweek· 6 hours agoIn 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 as National Flag Day,...
Do you know proper flag etiquette? Learn the rules this Flag Day in insightful retro find
WESH 2 Orlando· 4 hours agoIt marks the day the Second Continental Congress adopted the U.S. flag in 1777.A reporter in 1991...
What is Flag Day?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIn 1775 colonists weren’t fighting under a single flag, as most platoons involved in the war against Great Britain fought under their own flags. In June...
Flag Day has its roots in this Midwestern town
FOX 26 Houston· 9 hours agoJune 14, known as Flag Day, marks the day when the Continental Congress in 1777 adopted the United States’ first "American flag," which consisted of...
