commemorates the day the stars and stripes flag was officially adopted as the official U.S. flag in 1777. While most Americans will not get to take a day off work and the mail will still be ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However ... as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate ...

Flag Day is not a federal holiday. "Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress determined the composition of the nation’s banner," calling for a flag of 13 red and white ...

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress resolved that ... By 1916, President Woodrow Wilson established June 14 as Flag Day, and Congress enacted a statute in 1949 to do the same.