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Today is National Flag Day. On June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress made the Stars and Stripes our national flag and in August of 1949, President Truman signed off on a declaration from Congress, making June 14 National Flag Day.
Flag Day 2010
June 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments
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1 Jolene // Jun 14, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Really nice tribute… thanks!
2 Wendy Gunderson // Jun 17, 2010 at 5:24 am
I love the old postcards. The 1917 one intrigues me thought, that it could be the 14oth anniversary of Flag Day, when it wasn’t officially recognized until 1949.
3 Chia // Jun 17, 2010 at 8:58 am
Wendy, here is some info from Time News Feed that explains more, 1917 celebrated the birth of the flag, rather than the birth of the holiday:
“On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. According to the National Flag Day Foundation, Flag Day was born on June 14, 1885, after Bernard Cigrand, a 19-year-old teacher in Waubeka, Wisc., placed a flag on his desk and assigned essays on its significance. It took two presidents and an act of Congress, but years later Flag Day became official.
In the “crowning achievement” of Cigrand’s life, on May 30 1916, President Woodrow Wilson called for a day of observance for the flag. Then, in August 1949, President Truman signed off on the declaration from Congress, which officially marked June 14 as National Flag Day. While Cigrand died in 1932, he received his glory posthumously in 2004 when Congress voted unanimously to recognize Flag Day’s origins in Ozaukee County, Wisc.. Though the day is not a federal holiday, many cities hold Flag Day parades in honor of Old Glory.”
4 Wendy Gunderson // Jun 17, 2010 at 9:05 am
Thank you for taking the time to find that info. I always like “the rest of the story.”
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