Flag Day (United States) ... Flag 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 …

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.

Dec 22, 2025 · Flag Day, in the United States, a day honouring the national flag, observed on June 14. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first …

On 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 ...

That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation. This was the resolution …

Although it is not a national holiday, in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14th as Flag Day, and in August 1949, an act of Congress established …

Jun 12, 2025 · In 1937 a restoration of the Betsy Ross home in Philadelphia was completed and the Congress created a new American holiday – June 14th – Flag Day. There are still reasons to …

Flag Day On a June day in 1776, George Washington paid a visit to his friend from church, Betsy Ross, an upholster and Gold Star Widow. With American independence coming, the flag he had been …

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 stars, white in …

Jun 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 …