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What is Flag Day?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 58 minutes agoRevolution. In 1775 colonists weren’t fighting under a single flag, as most platoons involved in the war against Great Britain fought under their own...
Army celebrates its 249th birthday
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoRandy George in a birthday video message. The senior enlisted soldier shared his remarks in the same video. “Since 1775 U.S. Army soldiers have answered...
Flag Day has its roots in this Midwestern town
FOX 26 Houston· 3 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...
Star-spangled banner still waves boldly as always, Flag Day reminds Americans
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoAccording to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Flag Day marks the anniversary of June 14, 1777,...
On This Day, June 14: Grenfell Tower fire kills 72 in London
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoGreville Pooley sued Cicely Jordan in Charles City, Va., for jilting him for another man. In 1775,...
Flag Day 2024: When is it? Is it a federal holiday? How to display the US flag
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Flag Resolution declared, “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and...
Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind the US flag
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHowever, the origins of Flag Day can be traced much further back. Origins of Flag Day An earlier...
Is there mail on Flag Day? Post office, UPS, FedEx hours
Newsweek· 15 hours agoIn 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as...
From displaying a flag, to the biggest one around, learn about Flag Day with these stories
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIt's Flag Day! It's one of those holidays we love to celebrate with stories — whether about the...
On this day in history, June 14, 1777, Congress adopts 'Stars and Stripes' flag, the 'new...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoOn this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history...
