Monday, June 14, 2010

Long May She Wave

It's Flag Day.

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the new United States of America. Sporadic celebrations occurred throughout the years, and on May 30, 1916 Flag Day was officially established by Proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson. On August 3, 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as Flag Day. (Source: www.usaflag.org)




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5 comments:

  1. JoyceJune 14, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    I love this-think I'll post the youtube video on my facebook today. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Skoots1moMJune 14, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    thx 4 reminding me...heading out to put my flag up!

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  3. Gayle @ thewestiecrewJune 14, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    Well, I completely didn't realize that today was Flag Day b4 I read this. Thanks! I'll go tell my kids. :)

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  4. CathyJune 14, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    I love our flag! Thanks for the reminder.

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  5. quillyJune 14, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    Amen! We talked about this being Flag Day, but none of us got up to post!

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