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| U.S. Flag Day | |
|---|---|
&sq=Apple&lang=en&file=File:US_Flag_Day_poster_1917.jpg) Poster commemorating the 140th Flag Day on June 14, 1917 | |
| Observed by | United States |
| Date | June 14 |
| Next time | June 14, 2024 |
| Frequency | annual |
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 Second Continental Congress.[1] The Flag Resolution stated "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."[2][3]
The United States Army also celebrates the U.S. Army birthday on this date, as Congress adopted the American continental army after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.[4][5]
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day. On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday. Title 36 of the United States Code, Subtitle I, Part A, CHAPTER 1, § 110[6] is the official statute on Flag Day; however, it is at the president's discretion to officially proclaim the observance. On June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday, beginning in the town of Rennerdale.[1] New York Consolidated Laws designate the second Sunday in June as Flag Day, a state holiday.[7]
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- ^ Williams, Earl P. Jr. (October 2012). "Did Francis Hopkinson Design Two Flags?" (PDF). NAVA News (216): 7–9.
- ^ Wright, Robert K. Jr. (1983). The Continental Army. Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. LCCN 82016472. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ "June 14th: The Birthday of the U.S. Army". US Army History. U.S. Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ 36 U.S.C. § 110
- ^ "New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 403". FindLaw. New York State.
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