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Jun 14, 2018 · Discover the history of the annual holiday and check out 13 surprising facts about the American flag and how to properly display it.
- Jennie Cohen
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Facts about the United States Flag. Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual arrangements of the stars and odd proportions, these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker.
Flag Day was first proposed in 1861 to rally support for the Union side of the American Civil War. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that designated June 14 as Flag Day. On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was officially established by an Act of Congress.
Flag 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Whether it's Flag Day, 4th of July, or another national celebration during the year, share this list of American flag facts to amaze everyone.
In American history, June 14 isn’t just a day to honor the flag. While the 1777 resolution establishing a national flag was the impetus for the national holiday known as Flag Day, that date...
Flag Day celebrates the symbolism and history of the American flag on June 14. The U.S. has celebrated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in a variety of ways when President Woodrow Wilson...
