Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes | June 14, 1777 - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · June 14, 1777: During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and...
Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia
WEBFlag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [1]
Flag Day | Definition, Date, Meaning, History, & Facts
WEBFlag Day, in the United States, a day honoring the national flag, observed on June 14. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag. Learn more about the history of Flag Day in this article.
Today in History - June 14 | Library of Congress
WEBFlag Day. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in many ways–displaying the flag in the front of their homes ...
Star-Spangled Banner - Smithsonian Institution
WEBThe first Flag Act, adopted on June 14, 1777, created the original United States flag of thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. The Star-Spangled Banner has fifteen stars and fifteen stripes as provided for in the second Flag Act approved by Congress on January 13, 1794.
Flag Day: Here are 5 things you might not know about 'Old Glory'
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Flag Day, observed annually on June 14, celebrates the day in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first flag. While its look has changed more than a few times over the...
Facts about the United States Flag | Smithsonian Institution
WEBFlag Resolution of June 14, 1777, stated, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
A brief history of Flag Day | Constitution Center
WEBJun 14, 2016 · Flag Day is celebrated in America on June 14, commemorating the day the first flag resolution was passed. On June 14, 1777, less than one year after Betsy Ross had received the order from General Washington to make the first flag, the Second Continental Congress passed a flag resolution stating:
Stars and Stripes adopted as U.S. flag, June 14, 1777
WEBJun 13, 2017 · On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress passed the Flag Act. It said, “Resolved: That the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13...
What Is Flag Day? - HISTORY
WEBOn June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation and passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes,...
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