Every June fourteenth, we’re supposed to commemorate the adoption of the good ol’ stars and stripes. But really, who remembers today without their google calendar? Not me!
Here’s the facts:
June 14, 1777: The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes ( The one we all remember from the Betsy Ross unit in Elementary school with the 13 stars in a loverly little circle)
1916: President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.
1937: Pensylvania became the first (and only) U.S. State to make Flag Day a State holiday.
1949: National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. (It is not a federal holiday)
Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss had this to say about the most prestigious holiday:
Nice! Flag day has been a back burner national holiday in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the facts!