Happy Flag Day!
🇺🇸 Celebrating Flag Day – June 14th 🇺🇸
Every year on June 14th, Americans celebrate Flag Day to honor the birth of the Stars and Stripes—the official flag of the United States.
đź“ś On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating:
“Resolved, That the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
This marked the beginning of the flag as a symbol of unity, freedom, and national pride.
💡 While Flag Day is not a federal holiday, many communities across the country hold parades, ceremonies, and educational events to reflect on the flag’s meaning and history.
✨ Fun Fact: The idea to officially recognize Flag Day was popularized by a Wisconsin schoolteacher named Bernard J. Cigrand in 1885. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916 to establish it, and in 1949, President Harry Truman signed it into law as a national observance.
So, if you see flags flying a little more proudly today, now you know why!
Reference:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Flag Day History